天铁集团是一个有着19000多名职工，年产生铁170万吨、钢115万吨，利税上亿元的国有大型企业。最近几年，随着改革的进一步深化和市场压力的不断增加，使企业遇到了前所未有的困难，仅1998年减利因素就达1．8亿元。为了克服困难，使铁厂在激烈的市场竞争中站稳脚跟，从去年开始 Tiantie Group is a state-owned large-scale enterprise with more than 19,000 employees, annual production of 1.7 million tons of iron, 1.15 million tons of steel, and profits and taxes of more than 100 million yuan. In recent years, with further deepening of reforms and increasing market pressures, enterprises have encountered unprecedented difficulties. In 1998 alone, the profit reduction factor reached 180 million yuan. In order to overcome the difficulties, the ironworks have stood firm in the fierce market competition, starting from last year.