Fredrick Taylor Theory

Frederick Winslow Taylor 

• Taylor sought to create a mental revolution among both workers and managers by defining clear guidelines for improving production efficiency. 

FOUR PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

1. Study each part of the task scientifically and develop a best method to perform it.
2. Carefully select workers and train them to perform a task using the scientifically developed method.
3. Cooperate fully with workers to ensure they use the proper method.
4. Divide work and responsibility so management is responsible for planning work methods using scientific principles and workers are responsible for executing the work accordingly.                     

•   His "pig iron" experiment is probably the most widely cited example of scientific management.   

While working for Midvale Steel Company, Taylor needed to find ways to make workers operate faster and better.

In this experiment with the pig iron he decided to research whether it was possible to make them move 47 tons of pig iron instead of 12 1/2 tons. 

RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT

• It's absolutely necessary that only workers that capable or suitable of performing each specific task were employed.
• Rule of thumb (http://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rule-of-thumb.asp) had to be substituted with a much more effective method-material reward.
• Workers should be allowed enough rest and better work conditions.

for more information about this experiment : http://blog.yaware.com/frederick-taylors-experiment-with-pig-iron-a-springboard-for-scientific-management/

• Overall, Taylor achieved consistent improvements in productivity in the range of 200%. He affirmed the role of managers to plan and control and of workers to perform as they were instructed. 

for example :

Tesco's Employee Reward Programmed has some similarity to Taylor's theory. this programmed are one of motivational factor. however, there are factors other than money which motivate people in both their personal and working lives. Tesco go beyond Taylor theories and gives more than just simple pay increases. its support the varied lifestyles of individual employees through relevant and targeted benefits. 

source : https://www.business.com/articles/management-theory-of-frederick-taylor/

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