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Ford and Taylorism Theory - Report

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Ford and Taylorism (HI6082)

   

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In this document, we will discuss an e-learning activity that demonstrates the valuable contribution made by Henri Fordin to the manufacturing industry. Ford wanted to build a car that anyone could drive without requiring a driver or mechanic. The industry was plagued with many bottlenecks. Frederick Taylor introduced scientific methods to determine and control various processes, thereby making a mark in industrial management.

Ford and Taylorism Theory - Report

   

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Ford and Taylorism (HI6082)

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Activity 1 (Week 1) Ford and Taylorismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PdmNbqtDdIThis e-learning activity demonstrates the valuable contribution made by Henri Ford in the USmanufacturing industry. Ford wanted to build a car which anyone could drive withoutrequiring a driver or mechanic (Degan, 2011). However, the industry was plagued with manybottlenecks. Frederick Taylor introduced scientific methods to determine and control variousprocesses, thereby making a mark in the industrial management (Hampton, 1994). Inspiredfrom the renowned efficiency expert Frederick Taylor, Ford converted the car production intoseveral repetitive steps to improve the output and cut down production time. Every workerbecame proficient in doing the same task without requiring any skilled training. However, thebiggest change came in 1913 when Ford came out with the concept of assembly line toincrease the production capacity (Goss, 2017). However, it increased physical pressure on theworkers as they started quitting. It be noted that workers had become an integral part of theincreased production as there was no way they could take a pause with non-stop running ofthe assembly lines. But Ford introduced high wages of $5 per day to lure more workers(Worstall, 2012). Ford’s principles such as mass production, low cost, high wages createdrevolution in the industry. Ford forbade the workers to join labour unions to keep themfocused on the work and avert any nuisance in their workplace. The auto industry hascontinued to progress throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, thereby paving way for bettermanufacturing techniques to improve the production efficiency whilst cutting downproduction cost resulting in improving the manufacturing processes across all industries. Ford’s principles have inspired many other industries to introduce corrective measures toeliminate the inefficiencies and improve the production. Though some of the ideas seemoutdated, they are still relevant in the bigger scheme of things. There are many companiesstruggling with almost similar workplace issues such as high cost, labour issues, poor outputand many more. And these principles provide the much desired direction to fix the issues.Taylorism or scientific management asserts to break down every detailed task into sub-partsto expedite production capacity. I applied the same principle in the HR department of myorganization where I was instructed to streamline the hiring process owing to the excessivetime consumed in simple procedures across various levels of the management. There was lotof pressure on the HR department as the top management had decided to cut down theadministrative cost this year. Being the HR head of the division, I reviewed the current hiring
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process to evaluate the scope of improvement. I sub-divided all the key activities intodifferent parts and firmly delegated different tasks amongst the team members to removerepeated or unwanted processes. For one long week, we continued to have lot of discussionsto get things back on track. We conducted a week of trial run with new set of procedures andsuccessfully managed to remove redundant steps in the hiring process and make it simpler forthe organization without expending more resources. ReferencesDegan, R.J., 2011.Fordism and Taylorism are responsible for the early success and recent decline of the US motor vehicle industry(No. 81).Goss, J.L. 2017. Henry Ford and the Assembly Line. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/henry-ford-and-the-assembly-line-1779201Hampton, J.J. (Ed.). 1994. AMA Management Handbook (3rd ed.). New York: American Management Association. Worstall, T. 2012. The Story of Henry Ford's $5 a Day Wages: It's Not What You Think. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/03/04/the-story-of-henry-fords-5-a-day-wages-its-not-what-you-think/#3e708e92766d
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