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  1. Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer. He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency. He was one of the first management consultants.

  2. Frederick W. Taylor (born March 20, 1856, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died March 21, 1915, Philadelphia) was an American inventor and engineer who is known as the father of scientific management.

  3. Principles of Scientific Management. Taylor's focus of attention was plant management. He argued that labor problems (waste, low productivity, high turnover, soldiering, and the adversarial relationship between labor and management) arose from defective organization and improper methods of production in the workplace.

  4. Jun 8, 2018 · Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915) consolidated a system of managerial authority, often referred to as scientific management, that encouraged a shift in knowledge of production from the workers to the managers.

  5. Today we're looking at Scientific Management, also known as Taylorism, after its originator, Frederick Winslow Taylor. Until the early 20th century, managers of factories had very little contact with their workers.

  6. Jun 22, 2012 · Frederick Winslow Taylor's ideas about working efficiently and optimally spurred important and far-reaching philosophies about industrial engineering. Taylor is known as the first engineering consultant and "father of scientific management".

  7. The Science of Work. Motivated to create the ultimate, efficient work environment, Frederick Winslow Taylor devised a system he termed scientific management.