| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 184 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Prologue: Barking up the Wrong Tree?; Chapter 1 2007: The Year of the Recall; Chapter 2 Toy Recalls: Up, Up, and Up; Chapter 3 Toy Recalls and China: The Twain that Always Meet?; Chapter 4 China's Toy Recalls: The High Cost of Low Price?; Chapter 5 Toys Made in China, but Designed in ...?; Chapter 6 More Players and More Recalls; Chapter 7 Slow to React in a Fast-Paced World; Chapter 8 More Recalls and Even More Harm; Chapter 9 Increasing Recalls, Decreasing Remedies |
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Chapter 10 Managing Recalls: Before and AfterChapter 11 Managing Recalls: Everybody's Business; Epilogue Accelerating Cars, Contaminated Medicines, and Continuing Recalls; Appendix Toyota's Troubles-A Timeline; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
This book critically analyzes recalls of toys, cars and other products announced in the US since 1974. By empirically examining the phenomenon from multiple perspectives, including design and manufacturing flaws; supply chain issues; number of injuries and how to manage recalls on a global scale |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Product recall -- United States
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Product safety -- United States
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Products liability -- United States
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Social welfare & social services.
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International business.
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International economics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
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Society.
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Product recall
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Product safety
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Products liability
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Produktsäkerhet -- Förenta staterna.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230116344 |
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0230116345 |
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9781137276483 |
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1137276487 |
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9781282993877 |
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1282993879 |
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9786613899989 |
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6613899984 |
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9786612993879 |
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6612993871 |
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