Taylorism

Taylorism Fredrick Taylor devised a means of detailing a division of labor in time-and-motion studies and a wage system based on performance called "Principles of Scientific Management" Fredrick Taylor’s gospel is known as Taylorism, and would become the standard for businesses worldwide.
 * Main Elements of the Scientific Management **
 * time studies (e.i. screw on each bolt in 15.2 seconds)
 * standardization of tools and implements
 * the use of “slide-rules and similar time-saving devices”
 * Instruction cards for workmen (detailing exactly what they should do)
 * Task allocation

Taylor called this "merely the elements or details of the mechanisms of management." Task allocation has brought up the most criticism and perhaps is the key idea of scientific management. Task allocation is the concept that breaking a job into smaller tasks allows the “determination of the optimum solution to the task.” //"The man in the planning room, whose specialty is planning ahead, invariably finds that the work can be done more economically by subdivision of the labor; each act of each mechanic, for example, should be preceded by various preparatory acts done by other men." // With the concept of Taylorism, businesses could produce good products and the business head get their money's worth from their workers. Taylorism is for the business owners, and no thought or feelings of the workers go into it. Taylorism is both a product and a purpose of Capitalism. Taylorism is a product because within the Capitalist system, greed plays a very important role. The rich tend to get richer and the poor remain poor. The welfare of the workers does not matter in the huge big businesses and large factories. At the same time, Taylorism is the purpose or main goal/achievement of the business, which is to make money with cheap labor. Taylorism and Capitalism are very similar. Capitalism is an economic system as Taylorism is more of a concept and regulations of workers for the businesses.

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