Taylor to TQM: 100 years of production management. (Frederick Taylor; total quality management)

Frederick Taylor has had a considerable impact on production management. Unfortunately, many industrial engineers are not aware of his influence not only on their field of practice but also on human progress. He pioneered the development of work measurement in Midvale Steele Co in the early 1880s and discovered high-speed steel at nearby Bethlehem Steel. His work in these two companies proved to be a seminal time in his life. At the start of the 20th century, Taylor would consolidate, develop, communicate and defend what he learned in these companies, eventually inventing the concept of sci