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Gilbreths disciplined family brought up to abide by strict, punctual standards. [Am. Lit.: Cheaper by the Dozen] See : Punctuality How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Gilbreths, who were industrial engineers, were employed as "efficiency experts" by major industrial plants in the early 1900s. The Gilbreths greatest interest was in standardizing motions of work, first in photographically illustrated charts and later through studying motion pictures and "chronophotographs. It was, however, just one of the concepts the Gilbreths developed. |
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