å Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Frederick Taylor theorizes that in order to obtain the maximum output of men and machines we have to do away with the causes of slow working and “Soldering.” In order to do away with the inefficiency that is crippling our country, we first have to understand the three main causes of “soldering”. The understanding of the three main causes is needed in order to be able to implement the scientific management that is required to help reach the maximums needed for true mutual success from both workmen and employers. Frederick Taylor discusses the following three main causes of “soldering”(Taylor p.5).

1. Fallacy is the illusion that exist among workmen which basically highlights the fact that if they work at their best speed to have the best production possible, they will do an injustice to the rest of the workers who don’t work as fast nor produce as much as they do.  Which in return will cause men to be out of work (Taylor p.5).

2. Defective systems of management, refers to the notion that there is a very poor relationship between employers and workmen. As a result of their poor rapport, employers don’t know how much time is needed to complete different projects. Which in return causes the employees to idle one’s time away.

3. The inefficient rule of thumb has been generated using previous results from earlier samples that were arrived by trial and error methods. Therefore creating various approaches to handle particular jobs. The fact that there is no set rule to handle certain jobs creates wasteful techniques that aid the “soldering.” (Taylor p.5)

According to Frederick Taylor scientific management would be the best option for eliminating the “soldering” of workmen that are not benefiting nor helping the employer prosper. That in turn results in the need to get rid of slow working in order to achieve prosperity for both the workers and employers. By implementing the scientific methods it would in turn result in higher labor production that consequently lower labor costs.  In using the scientific methods, the manager would be able to get involved in the labor processes and in response be better informed about the time it takes to complete the task assigned. By improving the involvement of management of the workers they will therefore be able to influence the results of productivity to be a positive one. Even though Taylor doesn’t claim that in using the scientific management slow working and soldering will end, he can definitely help the troubles that exist for the workmen and employers.