1. The One Best Way Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Troy D. Bethards

2. Who Influenced the Gilbreths?  Fredrick Taylor  E.J. Marey  Adam Smith  Charles Babbage

3. What Influenced the Gilbreths?  Electric availability  Advancements in manufacturing technology

4. Manufacturing Technology Changed the following:  Managements presence  Pay issues  Working conditions  Labor problems

5. Gilbreths’ Contributions to Management Theory  Drifting process  Motion study “Analyzing an activity into its smallest possible elements, and from the results synthesizing a method of performing the activity that shall be more efficient.” --Frank Gilbreth

6. Gilbreths’ Study of Motion  Doctors  Disabled persons  Baseball players  Golfers  Brick layers  Homemakers

7. Gilbreths’ Main Goals in Working with Companies  Increase efficiency by removing unnecessary movements  Reduce fatigue for employees

8. Gilbreths’ Contributions to Management  Employer and employee must cooperate in the work process for benefits to occur.

9. Positions Employees Occupy in the Organization  The job he had – the teacher  The job he has – the teacher & learner  The job he will have – the learner

10. Gilbreths’ Contributions to Management Theory  Frank and Lillian integrated science into management by:  Proper planning  Gathering  Arranging  Systematizing information

11. Gilbreths’ Methods of Data Collection  Pictures  Motion pictures  Cyclographs  Chronocyclographs

12. Gilbeths’ Methods of Analyzing Data  Therbligs  System developed to analyze the basic movements of the body.  Simo chart (Simultaneous motion chart)

13. Therblig Groupings  Effective classifications  Physical basic divisions  Reach  Move  Grasp  Release  Preposition

14. Therblig Groupings  Effective classifications  Objective Basic Divisions  Use  Assemble  Disassemble

15. Therblig Groupings  Ineffective classifications  Mental or semimental basic divisions  Search  Select  Position  Inspect  Plan

16. Therblig Groupings  Ineffective classifications  Delay  Unavoidable delay  Avoidable delay  Rest to overcome fatigue  Hold

17. Gilbreths’ Contribution to Management Theory  Items to determine the “one best way”  Motion study  Fatigue study  Skill study  Time study

18. Gilbreths’ Contributions to Management Theory  Skill study – The best way of acquiring or transferring a skill.

19. Gilbreths’ Contributions to Management Theory  Three steps to improving the teaching process  Determine the most effective way to do the work  In the shortest time possible, convey the best way to do a task  Use a presentation method that will be remembered the longest

20. Criticisms of Gilbreths’ Work  Skill is required for some therblig movements  Too many variables to establish one best way  Therbligs do not fully explain the movement

21. Criticisms of Gilbreths’ Work  Not necessarily good to standardize everything  Consider human element in work  Motion study can be frustrating