Frank Gilbreth, effektivitetskonsult i kölvattnet på Frederick Taylor

Abstract

This essay is about the relationship between two pioneers in the work sciences: Frederick Taylor and the younger Frank Gilbreth, known for his studies in motion and efficiency. The initial, mutual respect between Taylor and Gilbreth passed into a tense relation resulting in a enduring controversy who was the first to
discover the time study as an inevitable instrument in task analyses. This paper presents the work of Gilbreth, how it was treated by Taylor and how the relationship between the two work scientists proceeded.