AlanRail posted:Unfortunately China is involved in all sorts of manufacturing that is too expensive to produce here.
Not just toys but medical and military parts for the United states. Instead of looking just to intellectual property stealing our Gov should be looking at these issues.
I don't want to get political and I think most will agree that no business was "forced" to put production in China and China has not cornered the market in poor production or manufacturing quality, it can be found everywhere ...including in America. The key and sometimes the hardest part is to find the good companies. Due to their growing reputation for good quality, over time those good companies might expand into new markets or products. This expansion or change might also change what products they make based on revenue - may have to stop making small margin items. Thus "the hunt" for a new supplier begins again and hopefully those "maintained supplier relationships" will help locate the next possible supplier. It is my understanding that one of the main advantages China has is the relatively short lead or set-up time required for a variety of products.
David Eisinger posted:I think that is why Scott Mann using the advertising slogan: "IN LIFETIME BRASS"
Brass, die-cast (remember their "Hi-Iron" products from about 10 yrs ago?), aluminum or plastics; probably Scott Mann made the trip to Asia (China or Korea) to cultivate and maintain relations and also oversee some of the production of his company's products.
