Who is the father of scientific management? What do you mean by scientific management? What are the scientific management principles?
Techniques of scientific management Scientific task setting Work study Differential piece rate system Planning the task Mental revolution Standardization Functional foremanship
Scientific task setting It is essential to set the standard task, an average worker should do during a working day. Taylor called it as a ‘fair day’s work’.
Work study This include all methods and techniques used in examining human work systematically.
WORK STUDY METHOD STUDY MOTION STUDY TIME STUDY FATIGUE STUDY
Differential piece rate system This system suggests that wages are given to the employees on the basis of their performance. Wage rates are fixed in such a way that an average worker is induced to attain standard output.
Mental revolution The basic idea behind this technique is to change the mental attitudes of the workers and the management towards each other.
Functional foremanship Functional foremanship is a form of organization which involves supervision of a worker by several specialist foreman. Workers have to take orders from all the foreman in the related function of production.
FUNCTIONAL FOREMANSHIP Factory manager Planning in charge Production in charge Route I nstruction Time and Cost Disciplinarian Inspectors Repair boss Gang boss Speed boss Workman
Planning the task Taylor advocated that planning function is separated from execution function. Planning department should prepare instructions about the quality, quantity, time required for completing the work etc.
standardization It involves setting up of standards in every phase of business operation. It improves the quality of products and reduces the cost.