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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. [1] He was one of the first management consultants. [2] In 1909, Taylor summed up his efficiency techniques in his book The Principles of Scientific Management which, in 2001 ...

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  2. Sep 14, 2014 · Frederick Winslow Taylor. 4.43. 7 ratings0 reviews. The Principles of Scientific Management Shop Management. 182 pages, Paperback. First published September 14, 2014. Book details & editions.

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  5. Apr 10, 2024 · 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. His system of industrial management, known as Taylorism, greatly influenced the development of industrial engineering and production management ...

  6. 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. His system broke up industrial production into very small and highly regulated steps and required that workers obey the instructions ...

  7. Jan 25, 2016 · Frederick Winslow Taylor was the most influential efficiency engineer of the industrial era, whose theories and techniques of scientific management have shaped the pace and order of modern life. Taylor was born in 1856 in a suburban part of Philadelphia to a wealthy family. He went to the prestigious Philips Exeter Academy, but, when he turned ...

  8. 1856-1915. Frederick Winslow Taylor, a mechanical engineer born in 1856 in Philadelphia, is regarded as the father of scientific management. Taylor forewent an admissions offer from Harvard Law School due to poor eyesight, and instead served an apprenticeship as a pattern-maker at Philadelphia's Enterprise Hydraulic Works.

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