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Applications of Scientific Management
Applications of Scientific Management
It is the early experiences and successes of Ford and Toyota that urged
Jim Beam to adopt scientific management. Jim Beam is a bourbon whiskey
brand produced in Kentucky established in 1795. The company addresses
international demand so that the bulk of production needed required the
company to consider management strategies that enabled the company to meet
international demand. As such, the firm applied work standards that allowed
workers three bathroom breaks, including one before lunch, one during lunch,
and the last one after lunch. Workers are also given one bathroom break that is
unscheduled. The failure of workers to meet with these limits is subject to
warnings, fines and even dismissal in case of frequent infractions. These
guidelines were implemented as part of the organisation of the production
process intended to meet scheduled demand. As such, scheduled and limited
bathroom breaks was necessary to ensure control of production process and
ensure that workers are able to effectively meet the targeted quota. ( 2002)