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3. Taylors concept of Functional Foremanship Taylor saw that the worker brought his own tools and planned his own work. There was a Gang Supervisor or the Gang Boss who constantly looked at the way the work was done. This used to cause a lot of resentment. He suggested a separation of planning from execution of the work. Taylor evolved the concept of functional foremanship based on specialization of functions.
The objective of standardization are, (i) to reduce a given line of product to fixed types, sizes and characteristics; (II) to establish Interchangeability of manufactured parts and products; (iii) to establish standards of performance of men and machines.
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We may observe five important postulates of management in Taylors theory: research, standards, planning, control, and mutual collaboration between labour and management. Successful management demands an adherence to these principles. Take for instance the way mails are sorted. Through a time and motion study, it was possible to measure efficiency. The concept of 'human engineering' in private industry slowly spread to the public sector and influenced the ways in which organizations were designed and managers were trained .
His followers like Gantt, Frank and Lillian Gilberth had a profound impact in the USA. They introduced concepts like the Gantt Chart , Speed Work and Flow Chart.
Managers were upset that instead of allowing them to use their judgement while on the job, they were required to follow set procedures.
As a result of the mechanistic approach of Taylor, the Human relations school emerged and conclusively demonstrated through the Hawthorne experiments (1927-32) the folly of Taylors approach.