Project Engineering Management & Group Work Flashcards
1
Q
Taylor’s Four Principles
A
- ‘Know-how’ can be replaced by scientific knowledge.
- The worker can be educated and rewarded for using this knowledge.
- A spirit of cooperation must be instilled between workers and management.
- Management must share a role in organizing the work
2
Q
Leonardo da Vinci’s idea that a successful flying machine would need to
flap its wings is an example of:
A
Costly mistakes in conceptual-stage design
3
Q
Adam Ferguson states that
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Manufactures, accordingly, prosper most where the mind is least consulted
4
Q
Who Started the Scientific Management Movement
A
Fredrick Winston Taylor
5
Q
Who created the assembly line
A
Henry Ford
6
Q
What did George miller state
A
“if something complex, break it up”
7
Q
what is the normal cause
A
system is operating at its normal rate
8
Q
what is special cause
A
workers detect and stop process
