Topic > Critical Evaluation of Taylorism and Fordism - 1341

Taylorism is also known as scientific management and is named after Frederick W. Taylor. It is a production efficiency methodology that breaks down work into small, simple segments that can be easily analyzed and taught. Taylorism was first mentioned in the 1920s and 20 years later. Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, used scientific management in the form of an assembly line as a method for producing his company's Model T cars. This type of production method was then developed into a new efficient methodology called Fordism. In this essay we will critically evaluate the main characteristics of Taylorism and compare it with Fordism and other production methodologies developed subsequently. First of all, the main characteristics of Taylorism will be illustrated using some typical examples of the contemporary era. Secondly, it will show the main criticisms of other socialists and criticize some of them using some modern characteristics. Finally, Fordism, Post-Fordism and McDonaldization will be mentioned for further analysis. The first and main principle of Taylorism is that “management should reduce industry knowledge to 'rules, laws and formulas'” (Haralambos&Holborn 2004: 635) The main cause of the division of industrial knowledge into three main parts is 'inefficiency ' which is the waste of resources, especially the waste of time. According to Taylor, before implementing scientific management, workers and managers are the two groups that he believes cause work inefficiency. Workers, on the other hand, try to work as slowly as possible and are not interested in giving their all; this kind of act of omission from work is human nature, in Taylor's words, called "natural soldiering". More important… half of the article… and “predisposition and capabilities to enable customer acquisition” (Watson 2012:103). To summarize, this essay has critically evaluated the main features of Taylorism and analyzed as criticism some other production methodology developed subsequently. Taylorism is theoretically an efficient methodology but it applies in a limited space. Taylor's idea of ​​separating planning from action is also far from reality. Treating workers as “dark” may not be a good idea either. In reality it can provoke the action of the union, which is why the union would be subjugated in Fordism developed from Taylorism. He then used Piore's idea that post-Fordism takes the place of Taylorism and Fordism in modern life as a criticism of them. Next he mentioned McDonaldization and Disneyzation to analyze the increasingly complex service industries in modern times.