Taylor's basic principles of scientific management can be summarized in the following five aspects: (1) Substituting science (systematic knowledge) for empirical methods; (2) Achieving coordination in collective activities to replace inconsistency; (3) to achieve mutual cooperation among people to replace chaotic individualism; (4) to work for the maximum output, rather than to limit the output; (5) to train workers to the greatest extent possible so that Maximum achievement for both themselves and the company. Please note that these basic management principles of Taylor are very close to the basic concepts of modern managers. Certainly some of the methods developed by Taylor, his colleagues and their followers to put their ideas and principles into practice now seem somewhat mechanical. For example, the widely used applied time study and motion study to determine the best method and workload for a specific job, and the development of various wage plans based on output in order to improve productivity. Although necessary to implement Taylor's ideas, these The method is also often used by many factory owners to increase productivity without giving workers adequate compensation, proper training, or management help. And the latter was certainly not Taylor's original intention.
Throughout Taylor's writings, although it seems overly focused on workshop-level productivity, in fact the main theme running through Taylor's writings is a strong humanistic and modern perspective. Taylor believed that people should be carefully selected, employed and trained so that they can do the most suitable and efficient work; he believed that there was no irreconcilable interest relationship between workers, managers and factory owners; he emphasized that managers The importance of making careful plans in advance and the responsibility of managers to help workers improve efficiency by formulating scientific work systems; Taylor believes that the relationship between employers and employees is undoubtedly the most important part of the art of management, etc. These views now seem far from outdated.