http://inasia.biz/weblog Supply Chain Management and Quality Management in China Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:18:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Will the Chinese economy be a bright spot in the global economy? Watching articles and blogs around the world leaves one to wonder if the emerging giant will be a port in the storm or just another ship lost at sea with all the other ships. I’m no economist but the ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=13 Broken Phone It was a Friday night trip to hotpot that ended with my phone display not functioning. Not wanted to be out of touch, I suggested to my wife that we needed to get another phone on Saturday. The Deal She reminded me that we had received a call from our ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=11 This is the story of a guy named Homer. No, not the Greek author nor the dimwitted, dough-nut eating man that brought us the phase, "doh". Although, I have to admit that Homer's story is rather long twisted and full of those moments that beg for the word, "doh". Homer, as ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=10 The rash of recent recalls, articles and mortalities stemming from China's quality woes deserves a day in the spotlight. Having pumped out over $7M in products over the past couple years, this battle is close to home. I personally introduced 5 new products made at 5 new manufactures to the ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=9 This entry was going to be more background information about me in attempt to establish my credibility by revealing my experience and qualifications so that I could feel good about writing information that would be published out there with the experts. But after reading what the experts have to say, ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=8 "Is he calling me a girl?". That was the thought that ran through my head the first time someone in China call me a "son-in-law" of Suzhou. Laugh if you want but I was having dinner with some government officials in the sports division of the government. If you haven't ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=7 I have decided it is time to focus my long winded tendencies toward a medium that my friends can turn off at their will. This will limit the therapeutic effects of the comforting, "uh-huh", on the other end of the line and may be traumatic to my psyche but with ... http://inasia.biz/weblog/?p=6