The theory of Scientific Management was given by Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915). He is also known as the 'father of scientific management'.
What is Scientific Management?
Scientific Management or Taylorism was a scientific method which was used to optimize the way in which tasks were performed thus improving the labor productivity.
One of Taylor’s philosophy was “ In the past man must has been first. In the future, the system must be first.”
The General Concept of Scientific Management
What is Scientific Management?
Scientific Management or Taylorism was a scientific method which was used to optimize the way in which tasks were performed thus improving the labor productivity.
One of Taylor’s philosophy was “ In the past man must has been first. In the future, the system must be first.”
The General Concept of Scientific Management
- Develop a standard method for performing a task and train workers to use these methods.Managers developed precise procedures based each organizational task
- Provide workers with the proper tools needed to work.
- Selected employees were chosen for specific tasks . Workers that were stronger both mentally and physically were assigned specific tasks
- Wage incentive were provided when output was increased . Employees were motivated to increase their output with the use of additional benefits.
Fundamental principles of Scientific Management
- Replacing “ rules of thumbs” with science
- Obtaining harmony in group action, rather than discord
- Achieving cooperation of human beings, rather than chaotic individualism
- Working for maximum output , rather than restricted output.
- Developing all workers to the fullest extent possible for their own and their company’s highest prosperity .
Features of the scientific management
- Reorganization of supervision
- Separation of planning and execution
- Functional foremanship - different experts to supervise different jobs
- Job analysis
- Time study
- Motion study
- Fatigue study
- Standardization
- Scientific selection and training
- Differential payment and incentive scheme
- Economy
- Intimate friendly co-operation between management and workers.
