'Chennai Leather Ltd.' is the manufacturer of leather products. It is producing on large scale
'Chennai Leather Ltd.' is the manufacturer of leather products. It is producing on large scale and its organisational structure is functional. In the production department various foremen have been employed. Each foreman has been made responsible for production planning, implementation and control. This has led to a situation of confusion ad uncertainty. Suggest a technique of scientific management to Chennai Leather Ltd. which may help it to effectively organise planning and its execution.
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Technique of scientific management which may help Chennai Leather Ltd. to effectively organise planning and its execution is Functional Foremanship.
(i) Functional foremanship is a technique which aims to improve the quality of supervision at shop floor.
(ii) Taylor identified a list of qualities of a good foreman or a supervisor. Since all the qualities could not be found in a single person, Taylor proposed eight specialists.
(iii) In this technique, planning is separated from execution. Taylor suggested four foremen for planning and four foremen for execution.
(iv) It is an extension of the principles of division of work and specialisation.
(v) The four foremen for planning were route clerk, instruction card clerk, time and cost clerk and disciplinarian. The four foremen for planning would draft instructions for the workers, specify the route of production, prepare time a and cost sheet and ensure discipline respectively.
(vi) The four foremen for execution were gang boss, speed boss, repair boss and inspector The four foremen for execution where responsible for timely and accurate completion of the job, keeping machines and tools ready for operation by the workers, ensuring proper working conditions of machines and tools and checking the quality of work.