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Rough Guide to Outsourcing In China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the engineering-while-jetlagged dept.

zentec writes, "An article in Design News chronicles WiLife's outsourcing project to China (they make consumer surveillance cameras). It's a tale of a language barrier, misplaced EEPROMS, backyard engineering, incorrectly assembled parts, sloppy engineering, and flaring tempers. That, and an initial defect rate of nearly 80%." In the end WiLife seemed happy enough with their outsourced manufacturing. This is a nitty-gritty account of life under globalization.

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  1. Please don't insult Slashdotters... by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's a tale of a language barrier, backyard engineering...
    I hope you came to do something more productive than ridicule Slashdotters.