Among the applications of scientific management by Taylor and his contemporaries, the cutting of metals was turned into a science. How did Taylor do this?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Through a paper that he had published
Option (1) Through the book ‘Shop floor’ that he wrote — Incorrect. Taylor wrote a book, ‘Shop floor’, after he was fired from Bethlehem Steel Company. The book is not what turned metal cutting into a science; that was his paper.
Option (2) Through a paper that he had published — Correct. Taylor published a paper, ‘The Art of cutting metals’. Through it, the cutting of metals was turned from an art into a science.
Option (3) Through his work as president of ASME — Incorrect. Taylor was president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) from 1906 to 1907. That post is not what turned metal cutting into a science.
Option (4) Through his teaching at Tuck School of Business — Incorrect. Taylor was a professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. His teaching post is not linked with turning metal cutting into a science.
Note: Taylor’s shop-floor success stories fill a small numbered box. Each of its five lines can become a question, so read it once with care.
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