A theory of management, set out by Frederick Winslow Taylor in 1911, that analyzes and standardizes workflows through time and motion studies to improve labor productivity and industrial efficiency. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ClaimWork can be analyzed scientifically through time and motion study, standardized methods, scientific worker selection and training, and output-linked pay, to raise efficiency beyond informal rule of thumb methods. 1 Classification
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Henry Ford applied scientific-management-derived time-and-motion efficiency principles at Ford Motor Company, a widely cited historical application of Taylorism in industry.
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Set out by Taylor in The Principles of Scientific Management (1911).
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Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity.
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Scientific management is a theory of management that analyzes and synthesizes workflows.
- Associated With: Ford Motor Company
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