Scientific Management (Taylorism)
Application of engineering principles to factory work to improve efficiency and labor productivity through time-and-motion studies and optimization of tasks.
Core metadata
- ID: scientific_management_taylorism
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1911 (exact)
- Region: United States
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Factory System (factory_system)
- Mass Production (mass_production)
- Printing Press (printing_press)
- Probability & Statistical Inference (probability_statistics_inference)
- Psychology (psychology)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- The Principles of Scientific Management (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 5
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 4
- expert_inference: 5
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory System (factory_system) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Factory System provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Mass Production (mass_production) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Mass Production provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Psychology (psychology) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Psychology provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Probability & Statistical Inference (probability_statistics_inference) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Probability & Statistical Inference provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Printing Press (printing_press) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Printing Press provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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