from page 16 of the great book uncommon sense, common nonsense. by Jules Goddard and Tony Eccles.

and p. 39: It is better to be first than it is to be better

2 quotes form czech book on Bata system :
Taylor, Fayol, Ford, and Baťa put an end to the old type of entrepreneur for good. They argued that profit does not depend on the numerically lowest wages, but on the highest and most efficient work performance, during which the worker works as if he were working for himself.
“Baťa’s factories produced and supplied most of the construction materials themselves. They had their own brickyards, carpentry, joinery, and locksmith workshops, which supplied standardized interior fittings to all homes, produced neon tubes, flooring, in short, almost everything they needed. And if there was something not included in their production program, they purchased it directly from manufacturers (excluding intermediaries).”