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Cole, William Edward was born on February 5, 1931 in Mineola, Texas, United States. Son of Isaac Harry and Anna Belle (Davis) Cole.
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Iron ore is widely distributed over the world and has been mined from ancient times, but Mexico, with a good supply of ore, was a relative newcomer to the ranks of iron- and steel-producing nations. This distinctive book offers a history of the Mexican iron and steel industry through the 1960s. Archaeological evidence, the author states, shows that the indigenous peoples of Mexico had developed a technology of metallurgy—relying on gold, silver, copper, tin and bronze—before the arrival of the Spaniards, but those same peoples had no knowledge of iron. That knowledge and accompanying technology arrived with the conquistadores. Extremely slow development characterized the progress of iron mining in Mexico and until the twentieth century ore mining and metal forging continued to be handled on a small scale. By the turn of the century two occurrences had combined to give Mexico an embryonic steel market: the railroad grid had come to link Mexico’s diverse regions and Porfirio Díaz had used his personal power to eliminate interstate tariff barriers to trade. In 1900 the first integrated steel mill in Latin America was established in Monterrey—the city that was to become the capital of Mexico’s manufacturing sector. Forty years later, shortages of steel imports provided the motivation for the second stage of growth of the steel industry. Much of the book is devoted to the study of this period of growth. William E. Cole tells the whole story in this scholarly study, which has as its twofold purpose a complete examination of the iron and steel industry of Mexico and an assessment of the impact of that industry on other sectors of the economy. Much space is devoted to an analysis of the role of the Mexican government in promoting and regulating the steel industry and to discussion of the efficiency of the promotional tools employed by the government. Further, he studies the status of the industry in the 1960s, its production and its consumption, and presents a projection for the future.
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This text traces the economic impact of total quality management (TQM). "The Economics of Total Quality Management" should be useful as a supplement for courses in managerial economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, international business, and economic development while also appealing to the general business management market. It analyzes the global competition in which many of the leading firms have featured total quality management. Simple economic models are used to highlight the advantages of TQM over the mass production - scientific management paradigm. Throughout, the authors trace the economic implications of the total quality management concepts that have been the focus of heated discussion in business and engineering circles. These include "just in time" manufacturing, "lean manufacturing", customer value creation, flexible manufacturing, quality control, and bottom-up decision making. The genesis of the book is the success of the Japanese firm in the global marketplace. It begins by contrasting the managerial and organizational characteristics of the Japanese style continuous improvement firm (CIF) with those of the mass production/scientific management (MP/SM) firm. There is also a presentation of the crucial role of economics in the MP/SM paradigm and a demonstration of the shortcomings of the textbook models for analysis of the CIF.
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consultant economics professor
Cole, William Edward was born on February 5, 1931 in Mineola, Texas, United States. Son of Isaac Harry and Anna Belle (Davis) Cole.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1965.
Auditor, Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, 1955-1961; from assistant to associate professor economics, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-1970; professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, since 1972; general partner, Tennessee-Texas Associations head Department, University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983-1986; industrial development specialist, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, Vienna, 1970-1972. Consultant World Bank, International Labor Organisation, Tennessee Valley Authority, People's Republic of China, 1989, Foreign Ministry of Japan, 1990. Administrator United Nations Productivity Quality Project in Brazil, 1990.
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Served to First lieutenant United States Army, 1952-1955, Korea. Member American Economics Association, North America Economics and Finance Association (board directors since 1984), Association Evolutionary Economics, Latin American Studies Association.
Married Evelyn Mallory Taylor, June 9, 1967 (divorced 1977). 1 child, Mary Kathleen. Married Mary Elizabeth Riddle, November 21, 1978.