Cheap manufactured goods can add up to a big cost

Cadillac News:

“The first issue is that they don’t have the regulatory environment that we do,” said Bruce Schafer, vice president of manufacturing at Rexair in Cadillac. “Entrepreneurs have much more discretion until they’re caught but the penalties are severe.”

Schafer, who is familiar with manufacturing in China, said contract manufacturers are enormously competitive. That leads many to cut corners and “do things that aren’t normal,” Schafer said."