MEM 2221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Scientific Management, American Machinist, Patron Saint
11 Dec 2019
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Chapter 2: historical development of engineering management (cont. ) Patron saint of operations research and grandfather of scientific management. Published in 1832 book on the economy of machinery and manufactures. Methods of optimizing factory size and location. American machinist was first interested in factory management. American society of mechanical engineers (1880) was formed to address those issues of factory operation and management . Henry towne cited a need for a medium for the interchange of management experience. Captain henry metcalf - shop order system of accounts. Piece rate system - break down a job into elementary motions, discarding unnecessary motions, examining remaining motions and find the most efficient method and sequence of elements, teach the resulting methods to workers. Workers are paid by the quantity of work produced. Differential piecework - a higher rate of pay for more units produced over the standard amount. Speedwork - analyze each job to eliminate unnecessary motions devising a system to classify hand motions.
