3. Who is the father of scientific
management?
What do you mean by scientific
management?
What are the scientific management
principles?
4. TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
Scientific task setting
Work study
Differential piece rate system
Planning the task
Mental revolution
Standardization
Functional foremanship
5. 1. SCIENTIFIC TASK SETTING
It is essential to set the standard
task, an average worker should do
during a working day.
Taylor called it as a ‘fair day’s
work’.
6. 2. WORK STUDY
This include all methods and
techniques used in examining human
work systematically.
8. 3. DIFFERENTIAL PIECE RATE SYSTEM
This system suggests that wages are
given to the employees on the basis of
their performance.
Wage rates are fixed in such a way that
an average worker is induced to attain
standard output.
9. 4. MENTAL REVOLUTION
The basic idea behind this technique
is to change the mental attitudes of
the workers and the management
towards each other.
10. 5. FUNCTIONAL FOREMANSHIP
Functional foremanship is a form of
organization which involves
supervision of a worker by several
specialist foreman.
Workers have to take orders from all
the foreman in the related function of
production.
11. FUNCTIONAL FOREMANSHIP
Factory manager
Planning in charge Production in charge
Route
Instru
ction
Time
and
Cost
Discipl
inarian
Inspe
ctors
Repair
boss
Gang
boss
Speed
boss
Workman
12. 6. PLANNING THE TASK
Taylor advocated that planning function
is separated from execution function.
Planning department should prepare
instructions about the quality, quantity,
time required for completing the work
etc.
13. 7. STANDARDIZATION
It involves setting up of standards in
every phase of business operation.
It improves the quality of products
and reduces the cost.
