Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 18:13:09 -0400 (EDT)
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From: william killian <killian@gcr.com>
Subject: Re: Tools & Xenophobia
On Mon, 31 Jul 1995, thom fitzpatrick wrote:
> Is it me, or are all taiwanese/chinese/etc tools CRAP!
> (if its not scottish...)
Leaving out most of it. Think about the economies of the various
countries you named. The Asian mainland countries had their economies
destroyed by various wars throughout this century. With bad economies
the cost of labor is low. In the '50s stuff from Japan was in the same
category as the rest of Asia. Now its economy is strong and is not in
that category anymore. With bad economies there isn't much chance for
the local companies so the biggest employers will be foreign. The
biggest reason for a foreign company to build (or purchase from a local
company) in one of these countries is to get lower cost of labor. Those
that are skimping on labor are probably skimping elsewhere as well thus
the low quality isn't the fault of the individual Asians as much as of
those 'hiring' them. Its not jingoistic once you ponder about the real
reason for apparent low quality.
bill killian
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