Quality Control and Quality Fade in China

[simonlaing]

Hi everyone,

I am in the midst of writing a MA paper on Quality Assurance and Control in China . I am looking at different systems trading companies and factories use to control their quality level.

I am espicially interested in the idea of Quality Fade a term coin by Paul Midler.

It describes how suppliers after the frist 2 or 3 shipments will try to switch materials or other small cost cutting to maximise profits. This can and does often cause a deterioration in quality of the product.

Also how do you build in trust with your suppliers? Does owning the factory make a big difference in trading?

Have people had experiences of this sort and could share them?

Do you have ideas of how to find people who could help me with this paper?

I am interested it finding people who source products to interview or those people who are themselves involved with QC. If you want to post here your stories or send me a PM/Email that would be fine.

Thanks,

Simon Laing