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Question
Explain the 'Scientific Management' system. What shift from Scientific Management took place in the 1980s?
Solution
Workflows under scientific management or Taylorism are broken down into smaller tasks, repetitive tasks, and further divided among workers. Within the allotted time, the worker's target work is fixed. The assembly line aided in accelerating the pace of production.
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