Comments on: Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer, Part II http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/ Your Branch Office in Asia Sat, 12 May 2012 06:52:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Silk Road International Blog » Best of the Year, 2010–Happy Chinese New Year! http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-2513 Silk Road International Blog » Best of the Year, 2010–Happy Chinese New Year! Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:57:17 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-2513 [...] Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer 1 and Part II [...] [...] Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer 1 and Part II [...]

]]> By: Bob Ferrari http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-2040 Bob Ferrari Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:30:31 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-2040 David, this was a great posting series with lots of helpful insights. I have noted and called attention to my readers on Supply Chain Matters: http://www.theferrarigroup.com/blog1/2010/06/25/silk-road-international-chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer/ Bob Ferrari David, this was a great posting series with lots of helpful insights. I have noted and called attention to my readers on Supply Chain Matters:

http://www.theferrarigroup.com/blog1/2010/06/25/silk-road-international-chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer/

Bob Ferrari

]]> By: Don Tai http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1996 Don Tai Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:40:05 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-1996 I enjoyed your two articles on Chinese culture wrt the foreign buyer and quality control. I find a vast difference in how quality standards are viewed between the Japanese and Chinese. The Japanese seem to have slowly increased their quality standard over time and through their own initiative. There seemed to be a systematic improvement over time, which allowed Japanese products to dominate and Japanese brand names to be the best in their industry. In contrast I see Chinese companies trying to eek out the most profit as possible, usually resulting in markedly reduced product quality. There seems to be no concerted effort to improve quality, and to produce the best in their industry. How can Chinese companies and brands excel and dominate with such a short-term attitude? I attribute the differences in quality standards between the two countries to cultural differences. Is my viewpoint unfounded? I enjoyed your two articles on Chinese culture wrt the foreign buyer and quality control.

I find a vast difference in how quality standards are viewed between the Japanese and Chinese. The Japanese seem to have slowly increased their quality standard over time and through their own initiative. There seemed to be a systematic improvement over time, which allowed Japanese products to dominate and Japanese brand names to be the best in their industry.

In contrast I see Chinese companies trying to eek out the most profit as possible, usually resulting in markedly reduced product quality. There seems to be no concerted effort to improve quality, and to produce the best in their industry. How can Chinese companies and brands excel and dominate with such a short-term attitude?

I attribute the differences in quality standards between the two countries to cultural differences. Is my viewpoint unfounded?

]]> By: David Dayton http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1995 David Dayton Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:54:26 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-1995 Write up at the Dragon Business Network: http://www.dragonbn.com/articles/34 Write up at the Dragon Business Network: http://www.dragonbn.com/articles/34

]]> By: Tama http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 Tama Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:42:20 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-1994 Thanks for your interesting posts. I'm not in any business related to yours, but find your blog extremely enlightening--a window into a world that I wouldn't otherwise know. Do you have any insight into food production in China? I ask because of this article from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/business/global/14organic.html?hpw thanks, Tama Thanks for your interesting posts. I’m not in any business related to yours, but find your blog extremely enlightening–a window into a world that I wouldn’t otherwise know. Do you have any insight into food production in China? I ask because of this article from the NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/business/global/14organic.html?hpw thanks, Tama

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]]> By: Silk Road International Blog » Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer http://silkroadintl.net/blog/2010/06/09/chinese-culture-for-the-frustrated-foreign-buyer-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 Silk Road International Blog » Chinese Culture for the Frustrated Foreign Buyer Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:15:30 +0000 http://silkroadintl.net/blog/?p=920#comment-1984 [...] Part II is here. [...] [...] Part II is here. [...]

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