Read the following passage and answer the question.

Mr. Raju is the factory manager of M/s Playing Kids Pvt. Ltd. a toy Manufacturing Company. In order to ensure unity of command, Mr. Raju appointed just one foreman Mr. Surya for the entire production, planning, implementation and control of a workman. However, Surya was not competent enough to effectively supervise both planning and executing functions. It reduced the quality of work and efficiency of workmen. He also expects his subordinates to adapt to new environment and working conditions without giving them time to settle down. There is a good thing in the company that every piece of equipment and even people at a prescribed place. Mr Raju has given his subordinate the duty of collecting samples of toys from the office but his subordinate did not fulfill the assigned task as his superior and top executives were allowed to enter the office.

Which technique of scientific management is violated in the above case?

Functional foremanship

The correct answer is option 4- Functional foremanship.

Mr. Raju appointed just one foreman Mr. Surya for the entire production, planning, implementation, and control of a workman. This line shows that the company is not following the functional foremanship technique of scientific management.

In the functional foremanship technique, In the factory system, the foreman represents the managerial figure with whom the workers are in face-to-face contact on a daily basis. Foreman is the lowest-ranking manager and the highest-ranking worker. He is the pivot around whom revolves the entire production, planning, implementation and control. Thus, Taylor concentrated on improving the performance of this role in the factory set-up. In fact, he identified a list of qualities of a good foreman/supervisor and found that no single person could fit them all. This prompted him to suggest functional foremanship through eight persons. Taylor advocated separation of planning and execution functions. This concept was extended to the lowest level of the shop floor.