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Taylorism
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Taylorism

System of scientific management advocated by Fred W. Taylor. In Taylor's view, the task of factory management was to determine the best way for the worker to do the job, to provide the proper tools and training, and to provide incentives for good performance. He broke each job down into its individual motions, analyzed these to determine which were essential, and timed the workers with a stopwatch. With unnecessary motion eliminated, the worker, following a machinelike routine, became far more productive. See also production management, time-and-motion study.


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Designed on Taylorist work-study principles to reduce the effort needed in cooking by women who were often out at work during the day, the fitted kitchens were estimated to reduce the walking distance required in preparing a meal from over 80 metres to about nine.
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