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, the “scientific management” guy from 100 years ago. Born in 1856, Taylor’s ideas about how to most efficiently organize factory work tasks were present at the creation of mass production in the early 1900s.Gilbreth even had a movie made about him: Cheaper by the Dozen, 1950 . This movie’s about Gilbreth, his wife Lillian , and their large family of 12.
In the movie, we see the ideas of factory efficiency brought into the home. Frank blows a whistle to gather the children and records how quickly they respond. Family meetings are brought to order with a gavel, and motions are advanced to quickly move through issues. Lilian even times Frank as he buttons his vest. Which is fastest, top down or bottom up? Turns out bottom up spares you a fraction of a second!Christopher Mims provides an answer in his book.
What exactly were these ideas? They come down to analyzing workers’ tasks, breaking them down to repetitive steps, and sequencing them for maximum efficiency. Obvious, no? Indeed, the idea of efficiently executing work tasks – something Taylor called the “one best way”– has worked so well that it’s moved beyond the factory. Now, it lies at the heart of our extended global supply chain.Today, we expect our stuff to be delivered promptly – and when it’s not, to use a technical term, our customer satisfaction levels drop.
For instance, when I heard about the Christopher Mims book on a podcast, I immediately ordered it from Amazon for next-day delivery. I even received an “Arriving Today” text.This, of course, is one of the points implied by the book. Today, we have the systems and processes in place to deliver almost anything next-day or even same-day. But what we’re learning is that this global system is fragile.
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