Taylor, Frederick Winslow
Shop Management
- ISBN 13:
- 9781644395684
- author:
- Taylor, Frederick Winslow
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- indoeuropeanpublishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 146
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, General, Business,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Frederick Winslow Taylor's groundbreaking work on industrial efficiency has had a lasting impact on modern management practices. First published in 1911, his book outlines the principles of scientific management and its application to improving productivity.
Taylor's pioneering approach involved breaking down tasks into their component parts and measuring each to the hundredth of a minute. He also developed the stopwatch time study, which was later combined with Frank Gilbreth's motion study methods to form the field of time and motion study.
Through his work, Taylor aimed to find the "one best way" to perform tasks, reducing waste and increasing efficiency. His ideas may have faced challenges in implementation, but they remain an important part of the history of management consulting.
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