Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC) Orientation.pptx
Principles of scientific management
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2. Scientific management, also called Taylorism was a theory of management that
analyzed and synthesized workflows.
Its main objective was improving economic efficiency, especially labour productivity.
It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the processes and to
management.
Its development began with Frederic Winslow Taylor in the 1880s and 1890s within
the manufacturing industries.
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There is a necessity of focusing on training rather than finding the “right man,”
stating “In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first.”
Taylor demonstrated that maximum prosperity can exist only as the result of
maximum productivity.
Motion and time study - Taylor noted the enormous saving of time and increase in
output that could be obtained by eliminating unnecessary movements and
substituting faster movements.
"initiative and incentive“.
No room for wastage.
Specialisation (division of work)
Unity of command & direction.
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Efforts to be utilized to the maximum – no room for wastage
Fitting workers to a particular task.
Greater specialization of activities with proper job design and time standards.
Establishment of performance standards.
Use of monetary incentives for increasing the productivity of workers.
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Increase in production and productivity
Reduction in the cost of production
Better quality products
Better utilisation of resources
Better division of labour
Better working condaitions
Increased wages
Gains to consumers
Proper training of workers.
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Device to speed up the workers
Monotony
Exploitation of workers
Discrimination between workers
Expensive
Over production
Absence of non wage scheme
“one best way” of doing work
Separation of planning from doing
One side approach
Too much specialization.
8. Although scientific management as a distinct theory or school of thought was obsolete
by the 1930s, most of its themes are still important parts of industries and
management today. These include analysis; work ethic; efficiency and elimination of
waste; standardization of best practices; etc.