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    Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He was born in 1856 in Philadelphia to a wealthy family and educated in the United States and Europe. Taylor had a career in manufacturing, working as a machinist and foreman to study workplace efficiency. He developed the theory of "scientific management" which aimed to improve productivity by analyzing tasks and establishing standards. Taylor opened an independent consulting firm and also worked for Bethlehem Steel, advising on efficiency. He wrote the influential book "The Principles of Scientific Management" and taught at Dartmouth College. Taylor died in 1915 and is considered the father of scientific management.

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    Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He was born in 1856 in Philadelphia to a wealthy family and educated in the United States and Europe. Taylor had a career in manufacturing, working as a machinist and foreman to study workplace efficiency. He developed the theory of "scientific management" which aimed to improve productivity by analyzing tasks and establishing standards. Taylor opened an independent consulting firm and also worked for Bethlehem Steel, advising on efficiency. He wrote the influential book "The Principles of Scientific Management" and taught at Dartmouth College. Taylor died in 1915 and is considered the father of scientific management.

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    Frederick Winslow Taylor was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He was born in 1856 in Philadelphia to a wealthy family and educated in the United States and Europe. Taylor had a career in manufacturing, working as a machinist and foreman to study workplace efficiency. He developed the theory of "scientific management" which aimed to improve productivity by analyzing tasks and establishing standards. Taylor opened an independent consulting firm and also worked for Bethlehem Steel, advising on efficiency. He wrote the influential book "The Principles of Scientific Management" and taught at Dartmouth College. Taylor died in 1915 and is considered the father of scientific management.

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    Frederick W.

    Taylor
    Biodata
    Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 March 21, 1915),
    universally known as the Father of Scientific Management was
    born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 20, 1865
    into well-off family. His father, Franklin Taylor, was a graduate of
    Princeton University and a lawyer, and his mother, Emily Annette
    Taylor, was an abolitionist and feminist. The family members were
    devoted Quakers and the upbringing and values created a welldisciplined young man who was ambitious and planned his future.
    Taylor was married to Louise M. Spooner of Philadelphia, with whom
    he had no children since all of his three children were adopted.
    Taylor was educated early by his mother and also studied in both
    Germany and France. In 1872 Taylor attended Phillips Exeter
    Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. His plan was to enter Harvard
    and become a lawyer just like his father. However, Taylor had a
    different calling and thus became an apprentice at Enterprise
    Hydraulic Works in Philadelphia where he gained shop-floor
    experience as a machinist. Having completed his apprenticeship in
    1878, Taylor became a machine-shop laborer at Midvale Steel Works
    and quickly flew through the ranks because of his extensive
    understanding and efficient managerial insights and practices. He
    was time clerk, journeyman machinist, gang boss over the lathe
    hands, machine shop foreman, research director, and became the
    chief engineer soon thereafter. With a deep focus on efficiency, as
    shop foreman, Taylor studied and analyzed the productivity of both
    the men and the machines he worked with. This focus on the human
    element of production gave rise to what is known as Scientific
    Management. In 1883, Taylor earned a degree in mechanical
    engineering through correspondence from the Stevens Institute of
    Technology.

    Taylor was not only a pioneer of efficiency, but the effective


    management of mechanical systems and people to increase
    productivity in organizations. Taylor also worked as a general
    manager and a consulting engineer for the Manufacturing
    Investment Company of Philadelphia, where he advised the
    companys management. This position lasted for about 3 years,
    from 1890-1893, after which he opened his own independent
    consulting practice in Philadelphia. Taylor also worked at Bethlehem
    Steel Company in 1898 where he used his expertise to resolve
    machine efficiency and productivity and capacity problems.
    However, this did not last for long, so in 1901 Taylor resigned from
    the company and began focusing on marketing and promoting his
    scientific management strategies and ideas. As part of this effort,

    Taylor created The Principles of Scientific Management and was


    awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University
    of Pennsylvania. Taylor eventually became a Professor, teaching and
    researching at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
    Taylor died shortly after his 59th birthday on March 21, 1915 after
    developing pneumonia. The Father of Scientific Management,
    Frederick Winslow Taylor was laid to rest at West Laurel Hill
    Cemetery, Pennsylvania. However, his accomplishments and great
    impact on our management and business practices will continue to
    shape leaders, managers, and organizations as we proceed into an
    uncertain future.

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