Factory man : how one furniture maker battled offshoring, stayed local-- and helped save an American town /

Describes how the chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture fought for his more than seven hundred employees in a small Virginia town using legal maneuvers, factory efficiencies, and his wits and determination in the wake of sales losses to cheap Asian furniture imports.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Macy, Beth (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company. Bassett Furniture Industries. Bassett, John D., > 1937- Furniture industry and trade > United States. Furniture industry and trade > Foreign ownership. Offshore outsourcing. Globalization.