The first edition of “Organizing for Work” by Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919) was published in 1919 and summaries the life experience of one of the founders of Improvement Science.
Henry Gantt was a mechanical engineer from John Hopkins University and an early associate of Frederick Taylor. They disagreed on the human aspects of production where Taylor proposed one best way for managers to instruct workers, while Gantt proposed many ways for workers and management to work together for mutual benefit of themselves and their organization.
Gantt devised the charts to know at a glance what stage production was in – and modern use of Gantt charts seem to ignore this simple and powerful feature. This revised edition of Gantt’s original book was written in 2007. (from Improvement Science)
So when there is a discussion about Taylorism, take a look at the reprinted Gantt book.
