Taylorism
Scientific management, or Taylorism, is a management theory that analyzes work flows to improve economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. This management theory, developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, was popular in the 1880s and 1890s in manufacturing industries.
While the terms "scientific management" and "Taylorism" are often treated as synonymous, an alternative view considers Taylorism to be the first form of scientific management. Taylorism is sometimes called the "classical perspective," meaning that it is still observed for its influence but no longer practiced exclusively. Scientific management was best known from 1910 to 1920, but in the 1920s, competing management theories and methods emerged, rendering scientific management largely obsolete by the 1930s. However, many of the themes of scientific management are still seen in industrial engineering and management today.
Source: Boundless. “Scientific Management: Taylor and the Gilbreths.” Boundless Management. Boundless, 21 Jul. 2015. Retrieved 27 Jan. 2016 from https://www.boundless.com/management/textbooks/boundless-management-textbook/organizational-theory-3/classical-perspectives-29/scientific-management-taylor-and-the-gilbreths-165-4019/