Scientific ManagementIntro: This article examines how the ideas of Fordism and Taylorism contributed to the success of the American automobile industry. The auto industry has changed fundamental ideas about the manufacturing process and probably more expressively about how humans work together to create value. In my essay, we will examine Frederick Taylor's principles of scientific management and his contribution to manufacturing and influence. he got. We will use Ford as an organization because Fordism is closely related to and was largely influenced by Taylorism. The American automobile industry emerged in the late 19th century as a system of artisan production with a workforce of skilled workers with knowledge of mechanical design and the materials with which they worked. After World War I, Henry Ford invented the system of mass production (now known as Fordism). In his system, the product, the production process, and the tasks performed by each particular worker were standardized. Around the same time, Taylor proposed scientific management that divided tasks that required planning and control into standardized repetitive production tasks that required less time. qualifications. The mass production method inspired by Ford and Taylor led to the success of American automobile manufacturers. About Taylor and Scientific Management The major change came about through the work of Fredrick Winslow Taylor and his scientific management system theory. It wasn't that Taylor was unique or completely new; only studies of time and movement could be classified in this category. The trend was already moving towards systematic management such as formal or cost management methods...... middle of paper ...... and Fordism which led to increased productivity and the decrease in the number of skilled workers between the years 1919 and 1929. Both Taylorism and Fordism help capitalists gain control of the worker and a means to increase production. Taylorism and Fordism led to the rise of capitalism and the growth of industrial unionism. Ford used Taylor's principles of scientific management and invented mass production and the assembly line. This greatly benefited the automobile industry. The effects of Taylorism and Fordism on the industrial workplace were strong, and between 1919 and 1929, industrial production in the United States doubled as the number of workers declined. There was an increase in unskilled labor as skills were removed and put into machines. This leads to discouraging the ability of workers to negotiate on the basis of control in the workplace..