CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF

SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMAET

By MANUJ PAREEK
By MOHIT SHARMA
FATHER OF SCIENTIFIC
MANAGEMENT
Fredrick Winslow
Taylor
 Background and History of
F.W. Taylor
 F.W. Taylor was born in 1856 USA.
 In 1878 he joined Meedval Steel Company as a
mechanical engineer.
 Using his engineering background Taylor set
out scientific studies and techniques.
 Taylor’s principles and techniques were based
on the observation he conducted in factories
where methods of production lack planning
and working methods were haphazard.
 Contributions of Taylor
 F. W. Taylor became father of scientific
management.
 Taylor published books and research papers
explaining his scientific view on industrial
organisation and management.
 He emphasised on adoption of scientific
method to the problems of management.
 His major contribution was publishing of
“Shop Management”, “Piece Rate System” and
“Principles of Scientific Management”.
 Scientific Management

Father
F. W. Taylor
Shows
Relation of Reason
and Result

Why it is needed
Work study
 Scientific Management
 “Scientific management means knowing
exactly what you want men to do and seeing
that they do it in the best and cheapest way”.
 Scientific management can be defined as
“application of science for each and every
element of management”. In general language
it means apply scientific tools, methods and
trained personnel in order to increase the
output
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 Scientific Techniques of Taylor
 Functional foremanship
 Standardisation
 Simplification of work
 Fatigue study
 Method study
 Time study
 Motion study
 Differential piece wage system
 Work study
 Mental revolution
 Modern Scientific Techniques
 Operations research
 Lean manufacturing
 Kaizen
 Six sigma
 Just in time manufacturing
 Advantages of scientific Management

 Improves efficiency of business through

simplification and specialisation.
 Helps in reducing cost of production by
eliminating all types of wastages.
 More training to improves the skill of workers.
 Due to decrease in price firm is enable to
capture a bigger share in the market
 Mutual understanding and cooperation brings
workers and management closer.
 Process of Scientific Management
Communication Clarification
of Of
Objectives Problems

Evaluation Analysis

Involvement
Of
New ideas Test
Applicatio
n Trial
Importance of Scientific Management

Benefits of Employees

Maximum Production

Benefits of Specialisation
Criticisms of Scientific Management

Criticism by Owners

Difficult
To
Introduced

Dependency
On
Experts
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