The problem with China is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
Correct. Also:
The problem with the United States is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with France is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with Canada is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with Brazil is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with the United Kingdom is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with Spain is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with Germany is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
The problem with
Australia
is that it takes just one supplier to screw up.....
Quality control costs money and
if you don't want to spend money then guess what is most easily left out by a manufacturer in a lowest cost basis environment.
A close friend of mine is a senior exec for a major German children's clothing company. They have now off shored the vast majority of their manufacturing to China and he argues that the level of QC through traceability and accountability is higher now than when the goods were manufactured locally. His reasoning? The goods are manufactured on a lower cost basis, however because the margin on the goods is now significantly higher (they are sold in the same marketplace as the original goods), the company can spend
MORE on both quality control and design than they could previously yet still maintain a higher profit margin on the goods. Their company name has a reputation for quality and their continued income and existance depends on the reputation of the company.
A "Made in China" label shouldn't always not be synonymous with "rubbish". If the market (
YOU) demands quality and pays for it, the market will get it.