Frederick Winslow Taylor

Frederick Winslow Taylor 1856-1915

Luis de Anchorena Tomás Kohan Miller Remigio Donnelly Rodrigo Cieza

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Taylor was born in 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He wanted to attend Harvard University, but poor eyesight forced him to consider an alternative career. In 1874, he became an apprentice patternmaker, gaining shopfloor experience that would inform the rest of his career. He obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering through a courses at the Stevens Institute of Technology, graduating in 1883. He and Maunsel White, developed high speed steel (is a material usually used in the manufacture of machine tool bits and other cutters ) Then he eventually became a professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Die in 1915

His toughts  Taylor

believed that the industrial management of his days was amateurish, that management could be formulated as an academic discipline, and that the best results would come from the partnership between a trained and qualified management and a cooperative and innovative workforce. Each side needed the other, and there was no need for trade unions.

Theory 

• Increasing specialisation and division of labour will make a process more efficient. • Systematically analyze the relationship between the worker and task and redesign processes to ensure maximum efficiency e.g. use a bigger shovel so more grain can be lifted with each action. • Have written procedures for each task and ensure they are followed by supervision and quality control. • Get maximum prosperity for employer and employee alike by linking pay and other rewards directly to work output. • Select workers with the right skills and abilities for the specific task and thoroughly train them to follow the procedures. • Management and workers equally responsible for achievement of goals.

The chain theory 

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