What is scientific management?

Scientific management is the theory of management, which analyses and synthesizes

workflows. The main objective of this management is to improve labor productivity and
efficiency.
Tayler started the Scientific management movement and he was the first one to study the
work process scientifically. He studied how the work was performed, and he looked at how
this may affect the worker productivity. His belief was that making people work hard as they
were not as efficient as optimizing the way the work was done.
Founder
The founder of Scientific management is Frederick Taylor, and he published his theory in
1909 with name of “The Principles of Scientific Management”.

How might today’s organizations use it?

Taylor’s philosophies still have considerable validity today. Organizations (especially those
with technologies or tasks that can easily be broken down into discrete units of work) still use
scientific management methods to determine not only the “best way” to do a task but also to
provide information on how tasks are actually performed. However, more modern methods
include the use of recording devices on trucks to determine how many stops are made on a
daily route, how fast the truck is driven.
Over the years, unions and individuals have complained about the use of scientific methods
believing that it turned the worker into little more than a robot or machine. As a result,
Taylor’s third principle has become increasingly important and increasing emphasis has been
placed on ensuring that efficiency is a joint responsibility of management and the workers.

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management

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