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CHARACTERISTICS OF
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

By - NITESH CHAKRAWARTI
Roll no. – 0601EC151025
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 Definition of scientific management.

 Characteristics of scientific management.
 Objectives of scientific management.
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 “Scientific management is the substitution of exact

scientific investigations and knowledge for the old
individual judgment or opinion in all matters relating
to the work done in the shop”. —F.W. Taylor
 Systematic Approach:- Scientific management is a
systematic approach to management and its use
ensures that all activities are completed in a
systematic and scientific manner.
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 It is a systematic approach to handle

management problems.
 It implies scientific techniques in method of work,
recruitment, selection and training of workers.
 It rejects the age old method of rule of thumb’ or
‘hit or miss’ approach.
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 It attempts to discover the best method of doing

the work at the lowest cost.
 It attempts to develop each worker to his greatest
efficiency.
 It involves a complete change in the mental
attitude of the workers as well as of the
management.
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 Higher Productivity :- Increase in the rate of

production by use of standardized tools,
equipment’s, methods and training of the workers.
 Cost Reduction :-Reduction in the cost of
production by rational planning and regulation,
and cost control techniques.
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 Elimination of Wastes :- Elimination of wastes in

the use of resources and methods of
manufacturing.
 Quality Control :- Improvement in the quality of
output by research, quality control inspection
devices.
 Right Men for Right Work :- Placement of right
persons on the right jobs through scientific selection
and training of workers.
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 Incentive Wages :- Relating wage payments to the

efficiency of the workers, i.e., giving wages at the
higher rates to the efficient workers.
 Discards Traditional Management :- It calls for
the discarding of old techniques and adoption of
new and modern techniques, with the aim of
improving the efficiency of employees. This is
nothing but the outcome of complete change in
attitude.
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 Requires Strict Observance of Rules:- Scientific

management requires very strict observance of
rules, because the rules are formed only after due
analysis and there is very little chance of error in
them.
 Useful for Large Organisations :- Since the
scientific management system is quite expensive to
implement, it is useful only for larger organisations.
Time is not far when this extensive nature of
scientific management is made less costly for small
organisations.
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