Things Go Better with Coke and Cooperation Things Go Better with Coke and Cooperation Background Incorporated in 1920, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, the eighth largest integrated steel producer in the U.S., headquartered in Wheeling W. Va., currently has 5,300 employees. The company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WHX Corporation, New York, N.Y., produces some 2.4 million tons of raw steel and ships 2.1 million tons each year. Steelmaking operations and most of the finishing mills are located in Ohio.
Output includes sheet products.
Nisshin Steel of Japan holds the remaining interest. CPA is an action-oriented program designed to open lines of communication and provide both the union and the company a means of focusing attention on operating problems. The real causes of problems must be identified before they can be corrected. Department boards should be aware of and investigate the cause of the problems. All levels of the company have the responsibility to assist in taking action to minimize or eliminate these problems.