Asked by
Gerald Besser
on Nov 22, 2024Verified
To meet consumer demand, a company began to mass produce chickens of a standard size and then slaughter them, process them, and package them. First, the industry had to adopt most features of assembly line production. What term best identifies the creation of chicken factories?
A) Fordism
B) Taylorism
C) scientific management
D) rationalization
Fordism
A manufacturing philosophy that aims for mass production and high efficiency, characterized by large-scale industrial processes and assembly line production.
Taylorism
Refers to a scientific management theory developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, emphasizing efficiency, productivity, and systematic organization of work.
Scientific Management
A management theory that analyzes work flows to improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity, by employing empirical research methods.
- Understand various management theories and their historical development.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand various management theories and their historical development.