Management Taylor is a representative figure of scientific management theory.
Frederick Taylor of the United States is a core representative of scientific management theory and is known as the "Father of Scientific Management." He advocated that management should be scientific and standardized. His main works include: "Principles of Scientific Management" (1911) and "Scientific Management" (1912). Taylor developed management from experience into a science.
The main content of Taylor's scientific management theory:
The central issue of scientific management is to improve labor productivity. It is necessary to select "first-class workers" for each job, implement standardized management, and implement "Differential Piece Rate System". It emphasizes the "spiritual revolution" of cooperation between employers and workers, advocates the separation of planning functions and execution functions, and implements a functional foreman system.
Between 1898 and 1901, Taylor was employed by Bethlehem Steel Company to continue his management research. Later, he patented a high-speed tool steel. After 1901, he spent most of his time writing, giving lectures, and promoting his set of business management theories, the Taylor System of Scientific Management.
Operation management and organizational management of Taylor's scientific management:
1. Operation management
1. Develop scientific operation methods to replace the past reliance on workers alone Methods of empirical work. Implement an stimulating differential piece-rate wage system.
2. Scientifically select and train workers so that they can learn to work according to the best operating methods. It is the responsibility of the manager to find the most suitable person for each job and to train him so that he will become a first-rate worker who can perform the most advanced, interesting and profitable work.
2. Organizational management
1. Separation of planning functions and execution functions. Taylor advocated separating the planning function from the work of workers and leaving it to a specialized planning department. Workers were only responsible for using the prescribed standardized tools to perform operations in accordance with the operating methods and instructions established by the planning department.
2. Implement the functional foreman system. Taylor believed that in order for foremen to perform their duties effectively, management work must be subdivided so that each foreman only undertakes one function. Implement the principle of exception in management control. That is, the senior managers of the enterprise authorize routine general affairs to lower-level managers to handle, and they only retain the right to make decisions and supervise exceptional matters.