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Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer. He was widely known for his methods to improve industrial efficiency.[1] He was one of the first management consultants.[2] In 1909, Taylor summed up his efficiency techniques in his book The Principles of Scientific Management which, in 2001, Fellows of the Academy of Management voted the most influential management book of the twentieth century.[3] His pioneering work in applying engineering principles to the work done on the factory floor was instrumental in the creation and development of the branch of engineering that is now known as industrial engineering. Taylor made his name, and was most proud of his work, in scientific management; as a result, scientific management is sometimes referred to as Taylorism. However, he made his fortune patenting steel-process improvements.[4] Taylor was born in 1856 to a Quaker family in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Taylor's father, Franklin

Frederick Winslow Taylor - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American mechanical engineer (1856–1915) Frederick Winslow Taylor Taylor c.  1907 Born March 20, 1856  ( 1856-03-20 ) Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S. Died March 21, 1915 (1915-03-21) (aged 59) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Resting place West Laurel Hill Cemetery Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania , U.S. Education Stevens Institute of Technology ( BS ) Occupations Efficiency expert Management consultant Known for Father of scientific management , efficiency movement and industrial enginee

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