The 0.4mm Variance That Cost Us $22,000 — and Rewrote How We Vet Alloy Wheel Suppliers in China
A quality manager's account of a failed alloy wheel order from China: the 0.4mm defect, the $22,000 redo, the binary choice between cost and reliability, and the four checks we now require before any bulk shipment leaves a factory. Includes current wholesale pricing ranges and the supplier behaviors that actually predict quality.