SCIENTIFIC

MANAGEMENT

FRANK GILBRETH &

LILLIAN GILBRETH

FRANK GILBRETH
No

Formal education
Bricklayer
Building contractor
Management Engineer

LILLIAN GILBRETH
Graduation

in B.A. & M.A.

Also earned Ph.D.
Partner in Gilbreth,Inc.

FRANK AND
LILLIAN
GILBRETH STUDY
Study of Frank & Lillian Gilbreth?
Frank-Pioneered

scientific methods Brick laying

system
Lillian- industrial psychologist(stress and fatigue)
Time and motion studies
Breaking up each job action into its components
(Therblig).
Finding better ways to perform the action.
Reorganizing each job action to be more efficient.

HOW IS SCIENTIFIC
MANAGEMENT USED
TODAY??
There should be Continuous quality
improvement.
Use time and motion studies to increase
productivity.
To show the importance of the total working
environment by reducing unnecessary motions.
Total use of employees.
Design incentive system based on output.

CRITICISM OF TAYLOR
Resistance

from trade unions

Resentment from managers
Taylorisim as management
approach
Other criticisms

PRINCIPLES OF SCIENTIFIC
MANAGEMENT
Development

mens job

of science for each part of

Scientific

Selection, training and

development of workers

Co-operation

between management and

workers or harmony not discord

 Division
Mental

of responsibility

Revolution

Maximum

prosperity for employer

and employees

TIME AND MOTION STUDIES

Introduced

Scientific Management and

developed time and motion studies.

It

was first conducted in 1920.

The

main objective of a time and motion

study is to determine time standards for
the efficient and effective management of
operations.

Through

this companies can better

define their capacity or output.

thus

increasing the efficiency and

obtaining optimum utilisation of the
workforce.

CONCLUSION
It aims at introducing new and
improved methods of production.
Removal of wastage Scientific
Management is essential for any
type of business these days
Removal of wastage and
inefficiency in undertaking the
production activities.

Increase

in Productivity.
Increase in efficiency in quality
and quantity.
Decrease in stress of workers.
Profit increase.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
karlknapp.com/resources/management/gilbreth

.ppt
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_motion_study ,
principles of management book by sapra
www.managementstudyguide.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.lib.purdue.edu
www.gilbrethnetwork.tripod.com
www.accel-team.com
www.jstor.org

THANK YOU!
F.Y.B.S-Alpha, L.S.Raheja.
Group members:
Ekta
Jinny
Vibhor
Rajdeep
Neel