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1 Gilbreth, Frank
(1868–1924) Gen MgtU.S. consulting engineer. Formed a husband-andwife team with Lillian Gilbreth and pioneered the principles of motion study, which embraced work simplification, and took a strong interest in occupational psychology. Their work, which straddled the scientific management and human relations schools of management, is recorded in Writings of the Gilbreths (1953), edited by William R. Spriegel and Clark E. Myers. -
2 Gilbreth, Lillian
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3 management science
Gen Mgtthe application of scientific methods and principles to management decision making and problem solving. Management science encompasses the use of quantitative, mathematical, and statistical techniques. The term can be used to denote scientific management, which has origins in the work of Frederick Winslow Taylor, Henry Gantt, and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. Management science lies at the opposite end of the spectrum to the human relations school. -
4 method study
Gen Mgtthe systematic recording, examination, and analysis of existing and proposed ways of conducting work tasks in order to discover the most efficient and economical methods of performing them. The basic procedure followed in method study is as follows: select the area to be studied; record the data; examine the data; develop alternative approaches; install the new method; maintain the new method. Method study forms part of work study and is normally conducted prior to work measurement. The technique was initially developed to evaluate manufacturing processes but has been used more widely to evaluate alternative courses of action. It is based on research into motion study conducted by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth during the 1920s and 1930s. -
5 motion study
Gen Mgtthe observation of physical movements involved in the performance of work, and investigation of how these can be made more effective and cost efficient. Motion study was originally developed by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, and is now often grouped with time study, to form time and motion study. -
6 predetermined motion-time system
Gen Mgta work measurement technique that uses a set of established times for basic human motions to build up standard times for jobs and processes at a specific level of performance. The predetermined motiontime system is based on the idea, first conceived by Frederick Winslow Taylor and later developed by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, that the same length of time is required for basic human motions in whatever context they are performed. These standard times are established using time study techniques and can then be combined to provide a standard time for specific work tasks. The first PMTS, called motion time analysis, was developed in 1927, and others appeared in the United States during the 1930s. Interest in the use of PMTS increased during and after World War II. The most widely used system is methods-time measurement.Abbr. PMTSThe ultimate business dictionary > predetermined motion-time system
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7 scientific management
Gen Mgt, HRan analytical approach to managing activities by optimizing efficiency and productivity through measurement and control. Scientific management theories, attributed to Frederick Winslow Taylor, dominated the 20th century, and many management techniques such as benchmarking, total quality management, and business process reengineering result from a scientific management approach. Other figures such as Henry Gantt and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were firmly in the scientific school and furthered its influence, particularly through the time and motion study. Such was the dominance of Taylor’s influence that scientific management is also known as Taylorism. The main criticism of Taylorism is that it degenerated into an inhumane and mechanistic approach to working, treating people like machines. -
8 work simplification
Gen Mgtan idea pioneered by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth and favored by practitioners of scientific management. Any work that does not add value to an idea or process is seen as reducible waste. Tasks in a procedure are analyzed to see if unnecessary steps can be eliminated, thereby reducing complexity as much as possible. This should enable workers to complete tasks more quickly. Work simplification is most suited to manufacturing processes and low-skilled jobs. It can lead to cost savings and better use of resources but it has been criticized for resulting in workers specializing in only one task and for making work repetitive and monotonous.
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