Local corruption can complicate matters, enabling contractors to get away with using substandard materials or deviating from mandated parameters. (scientificamerican.com)
And because they can make their product so very cheap with substandard materials and shoddy labor conditions, it's easy for them to offer merchandise that looks the same at first glance at a fraction of the cost. (clothdiaperaddicts.com)
Kobe Steel Chief Executive Officer Hiroya Kawasaki will step down in connection with quality control lapses that resulted in substandard materials being supplied to more than 500 companies. (businessinsider.com)