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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Class-12
th
Business studies

Chapter – 2, Principles of Management

Topics: Techniques of Scientific Management
(Lesson note - 4)

Short Notes On: Techniques of Taylor’s Scientific Management:

Functional Foremanship: It is an extension of principle of division of labour,

resulting in specialisation. According to Taylor, a single worker or supervisor cannot

be expected to be an expert in all aspects. Thus, he advocated the appointment of
eight foremen to guide workers, under planning and production departments.

Under the planning in-charge, there are four personnel:

 Route clerk: He is responsible to specify the route of production.
 Instruction card clerk: He is responsible to give instructions to the workers.

 Time and cost clerk: He is responsible to prepare time and cost sheets.
 Disciplinarian: He is responsible to maintain discipline among workers.

Under the production in-charge, there are four personnel:

 Speed boss: He is responsible for timely completion of job.
 Gang-boss: He is responsible for keeping machines and tools ready for work.

 Repair boss:He is responsible to keep machines and tools in proper working condition.
 Inspector: He is responsible to maintain quality of work.