Frederick Winslow Taylor March 20 1856 March 21

Frederick Winslow Taylor (March 20, 1856 – March 21, 1915) was an American mechanical engineer who sought to improve industrial efficiency. He is regarded as the father of scientific management and was one of the first management consultants. https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Frederick_Winslow_Taylor

https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: PDCA_Cycle. svg PDCA (plan–do–check–act or plan–do–check–adjust) an iterative four-step management method used in business for the control and continuous improvement of processes and products. It is also known as the Deming circle/cycle/wheel, Shewhart cycle, control circle/cycle, or plan–do–study–act (PDSA). Another version of this PDCA cycle is OPDCA. The added "O" stands for observation or as some versions say "Grasp the current condition. " This emphasis on observation and current condition has currency with Lean manufacturing/Toyota Production System literature https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/PDCA#cite_note-2