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प्रश्न
(Further information related to the above question 6) The management of company Bhasin Limited now realised its folly. In order to rectify the situation it appointed a management consultant -Mukti Consultants - to recommend a restructure plan to bring the company back on the rails. Mukti Consultants undertook a study of the production= process at the plant of the company Bhasin Limited and recommended the following changes —
• The company should introduce scientific management with regard to production.
• Production Planning including routing, scheduling, dispatching and feedback should be implemented.
• In order to separate planning from operational management ’Functional foremanship’ should be
introduced.
• ‘Work study’ should be undertaken to optimise the use of resources.
• ‘Standardisation’ of all activities should be implemented to increase efficiency and accountability.
• To motivate the workers ‘Differential Piece Rate System’ should be implemented.
(The above changes should be introduced apart from the steps recommended as an answer to Part c - case problem 6 above.)
उत्तर
a. Although scientific management is an extremely good condition it would not be able to give effective results due to the following reasons:
a. The principle of the initiative will not help if functional foremanship is adopted.
b. A lot of stress would be generated in the organisation.
c. The adoption of professionals would lead to an increase in cost.
d. Market research will be of little help due to the increased competition.
e. With the introduction of the differential piece wage system, only the efficient workers would gain. The others would face a lot of instability if the target is not met.
b. The company should take the following precautions to implement the changes as they would not be readily accepted by everyone:
a. The company must appoint trained workers only in a few areas.
b. Extreme care must be undertaken while production planning.
c. Functional foremanship can be introduced but the workers must be consulted for the suggestion.
d. Optimum utilisation of time and money must be promoted.
e. Standardization must be implemented for material and machine.
f. Instead of introducing the differential wage system, financial incentives must be given to the workers who get more work done.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Principle of management that says that any work should be divided into small parts
Principles of Taylor and Fayol are mutually complementary. One believed that the management should share the gains with the workers, while the other suggested that employees compensation should depend on the earning capacity of the company and should give them a reasonable standard of living.
Identify and explain the principles of Fayol and Taylor referred to in the above para.
State Whether the Following Statement Are True Or False (Give Reason)
According to F. W. Taylor, there should be scientific selection and training of employees.
Define scientific management.
Write a word or phrase or a term which can substitute the following.
The principles of scientific management which talks about the change in the attitude of the employees.
State with reasons whether the following statement true or false:
Taylor is called as the father of scientific management.
State with reasons whether the following statement true or false:
According to Taylor, there should be scientific selection and training of employees.
Write short answer for the following.
What is Taylor's scientific management?
Taylor recommended total __________ foremen to control the various aspects of production.
Scientific management is developed by ____________.
Science, not rule of thumb, this principle was given by ________.
Principle of Order is concerned with ______.
Taylor believed that there was only one best method to maximise efficiency. This method can be developed through study and analysis. Identify the principle of Scientific management being discussed above.
Which of the following statements best describes 'Mental Revolution'?
The principles of pure science is considered. fo be ______ in nature.
Explain the following term/concept:
Mental Revolution
