Taylorist Principles

Taylorist principles, developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, focus on improving industrial efficiency through scientific management. This approach emphasizes analyzing workflows to identify the most efficient methods, standardizing tasks to reduce variability, and breaking down work into specialized, repetitive steps. Workers are viewed as parts of a system, with their roles clearly defined and optimized for productivity. Supervision is emphasized to ensure adherence to standardized procedures. Overall, Taylorism aims to boost output and reduce waste by applying systematic, scientific study to work processes, often leading to increased efficiency but sometimes criticized for overlooking worker needs and creativity.