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Industrial Efficiency

In my opinion, Gantt’s unique view on working efficiently in factory, or industrial like settings is as applicable in today’s society as it was in his, over a hundred years ago. His views on maximising time, and exceeding goals and standards are timeless, and can be applied across the board in many different sectors. For example, in business, he was influenced by many figures, like Ford; in this particular sector his theories can be applied to improve the business’ performance, and maximise its profit. We also see how he valued the selection and installation of a good leader. For example, he admired Napoleon and his methods in building and expanding the French Empire. Gantt said “over the past ten years, it has been my effort to introduce methods of equal opportunity into industry and to select leaders in the most democratic way possible”. However, he thought it was the people that the leader would be in charge of, that should be awarded the privilege of decision, and not a select few. He maintained that the efficiency of the organisation seemed to be in almost direct proportion to the success of introducing the method of equal opportunity for selecting leaders. This outlook and perspective seems to be just as relevant today, as elections make headlines and voting ages are debated. It seems that most of Gantt’s ideas transcend time and are just as relevant and useful today, as they were all those years ago.

Thanks for your attention over the last few weeks, hope you enjoyed the blog and learned something new along the way!

Brian Gaffney.

29/11/2022

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/industrial-revolution.asp 

https://www.proquest.com/docview/208193848?accountid=14404&cid=CID:20221106143035529:736589&fromOL=true&fromopenview=true&parentSessionId=%2FNA9qOiyLGsjwkWS0qmdpiKhdvHKC19OhnHVTf7KD%2Bk%3D&pq-origsite=gscholar 

https://archive.org/details/industrialleader00gantuoft/page/128/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater&q=industrial+efficiency 

Hoopes, James. 

False Prophets: the Gurus Who Created Modern Management and Why Their Ideas Are Bad for Business Today. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003.

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Influenced by the business strategy of entrepreneurs such as Henry Ford who offered high quality products at low prices, Gantt coined the term ‘service’ which in its essence demonstrated the concern a business had for its customers and the wellbeing of its employees, placing the importance of providing affordable and premium goods above profit. Gantt had worked closely with Frederick W. Taylor, another prolific management theorist, who viewed workers as more of a figure in a large-scale operation, rather than as an individual.

Gantt disliked Taylor’s ‘buy low: sell high 'approach to business. Largely for these reasons, Gantt began to separate himself from the work of Taylor opting for a more personal approach to management science, focusing particularly on the role of executives in motivation and efficiency. The privileged role of management should be greatly appreciated by those of you who have been fortunate and deserving of it. Ensure you consider greatly the extent to which you tend to your employees and cater to their needs. Not only this but be certain to carry out your work with great passion, enthusiasm and dignity in order to set an example for those following you. The motivation of employees in the workspace will prove vital in the effectiveness of a business model and so it should be treated with suitable concern. A great business is founded upon the stimulation of its workforce and this can be improved through the attention, care and encouragement shown by managers.

By Conor Smyth 18/11/2022

References:

Corporate social responsibility in the 1920s: an institutional perspective - Author: Richard C. Hoffman

Henry Laurence Gantt | The British Library

Article about the life and work of Henry Laurence Gantt (1861-1919).

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The Gantt Chart in Use

The First Five Year Plan- USSR

The first five year plan was created to start rapid and large-scale industrialisation across the USSR (1). The Supreme Council of the National Economy (VSKNH or Vesenka) became the main group for industrial planning, coordinating industrial branches and control of fulfilling plans. Vesenka made a contract with the Walter Polakov Company of New York City in 1929. The owner, Walter N. Polakov arrived in Russia in December 1929. His first assignment was a machine tool factory where over 5,000 workers were employed. He found there were many idle men and machines, excesses of some items and shortages of others in the storeroom, the factory floor cluttered with half-finished products, and the inspector’s table buried under piles of work. It was undoubtedly a chaotic environment.

He proposed the use of the Gantt Chart to improve scheduling and reduce inefficiencies. He was met with resistance at first because of the Russian’s mistrust of Western ideas. However a compromise was reached and he began with the storeroom. Polakov created a daily order of work chart for the storeroom as it was the most pressing problem in the building. He was so successful that he was allowed to create machine-record charts, man-record charts and progress-record charts for the entire factory. 

Under the direction of Vesenka, Polakov moved onto other assignments. It was reported that the Gantt Chart method had led to an annual savings of one million rubles in 1930, in the machine-tool plant, which also reported a 400% increase in output (2).

Construction of the Hoover Dam

In 1928, the construction of the Hoover Dam was authorised by Congress. The Black Canyon Area in Nevada and Arizona was chosen as the sight of construction. Construction began in 1931 and finished in 1936. At the height of the project, 5,251 workers were employed to build the structure. Temperatures often reached 49°C (3). A Gantt Chart was used to plan the construction of the Hoover Dam bypass. The first task marks a milestone in the project which is the start of designing. After design was completed, six separate yet overlapping projects were needed to complete the bypass. Projects were put in order to increase competition and quality, pairing industry capabilities with work requirements (4). The bypass, known as ‘The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge’ was opened to traffic in October 2010.

That's everything on Gantt Charts. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Signing off,

The Gantt Team

Daniel Roche, 16/11/2022

Reference

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Five-Year-Plans

Daniel A. Wren, 1980, https://www-jstor-org.elib.tcd.ie/stable/257800#metadata_info_tab_contents

Trevor English, 2020, https://www.engineersireland.ie/Covid-19-information-base/the-engineering-behind-the-hoover-dam#:~:text=In%201928%2C%20Congress%20authorized%20the,and%20was%20completed%20in%201936.

Mike O’ Callaghan-Pat Tillman Bridge, Bronze Chart, https://ganttchart.com/history_of_the_gantt_chart/

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Task & Bonus System

Where it originated from

Gantt combined the ideas of Halsey and Taylor to produce the Task and Bonus System. The bonus ranged somewhere between 25% and 50% of employees agreed wages regarding their tasks were completed within a given timeframe. Halsey’s idea consisted of giving a basic daily wage to employees while Taylor introduced lower wages for incomplete tasks. Fredrick Taylor created the idea that employees should only be paid if they meet the tasks that they are assigned. Inefficient employees had no place in Taylor’s organisations. Employees were paid a normal wage if they met their tasks while they were paid a lower wage if they didn’t meet their appointed tasks in Taylor’s system.

Fredrick Taylor

Gantt believed that Taylor’s system could be altered slightly as he didn’t think it was fair on slower workers. Gantt implemented the first bonus rate on the 18th of March 1901. This was after Taylor’s methods didn’t impact the workplace as what he expected. Taylor gave instruction cards to employees and implemented his idea of paying employees less if they fail to complete their tasks. This only increased production by a small percentage. Gantt’s strategy proved successful as output in Bethlehem Steel (the firm at which Taylor and Gantt were working at) increased significantly. Output jumped from an average of 1,959,130 pounds per month in 1901 to an average of 2,699,557 pounds per month in 1902. Gantt continued to use this system as it worked well. This was the beginning of a unique strategy in the workplace!!

By Samuel Gammell

References -

Taylor's Differential Piece-Rate Plan and Ganit's Task and Bonus Plans (yourarticlelibrary.com)

Henry Laurence Gantt – Leader in Industry by L.P. Alford

Work, Wages and Profits – H. L. Gantt

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Quote of the Day

"A wise policy is of more avail than a large plant; good management than perfect equipment"

Henry Gantt

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Industrial Efficiency (2)

In today’s addition to the blog, we’re going to take a look at Gantt’s view on industrial efficiency, and how he thought a business or organisation could best become efficient. 

Henry Gantt and Frederick Taylor, both mechanical engineers by trade, believed not only in studying examples and theories, but in living through and experiencing the practice of their theories in person (2). Gantt lived through the height of the industrial revolution and it was maybe the most ideal time for them to enforce their ideas (1).

Gantt took inspiration from past examples. He admired Napoleon, and quoted him often in his book, Industrial Leadership. Gantt sums up Napoleon’s quote to say that “a wise direction is of more avail than overwhelming numbers”, meaning it is better to work strategically with few, than to work poorly with many. Similarly, he marvelled at Germany’s industrial development under their autocratic rule during, and in the build up to  World War 1. He, along with two hundred and ninety-nine other mechanical engineers from America, visited Germany in the summer of 1913, and got a first-hand view of their industrial plants. He maintained that there was little to no machinery left idle, all were serving some purpose to the plant, or its workers (3). From these sources, he drew inspiration to promote his own ideas of Industrial Efficiency.

Gantt had many different methods and theories he thought could make a business more industrially efficient. The most prominent of all perhaps being the Gantt Chart, which focussed on time management, while setting clearly-defined tasks for a worker to complete. Similarly, his Task and Bonus plan incentivised workers to not only meet, but exceed standards and goals within given times (4). However not all of his theories were regarding workers and time management, he also firmly believed that everything in the plant should be used, and nothing be left unused or left doing nothing. 

In our final post on Industrial Efficiency next week, we’ll take a look at how this theory can be applied in our modern society. Much changed from Gantt’s day, would it still be effective in today’s world?

By Brian Gaffney 13/11/2022

References

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/industrial-revolution.asp 

https://www.proquest.com/docview/208193848?accountid=14404&cid=CID:20221106143035529:736589&fromOL=true&fromopenview=true&parentSessionId=%2FNA9qOiyLGsjwkWS0qmdpiKhdvHKC19OhnHVTf7KD%2Bk%3D&pq-origsite=gscholar 

https://archive.org/details/industrialleader00gantuoft/page/128/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater&q=industrial+efficiency 

Hoopes, James. 

False Prophets: the Gurus Who Created Modern Management and Why Their Ideas Are Bad for Business Today. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2003.

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Fun Fact Friday

Henry Gantt comes from Scottish lineage. Thomas Gantt and his wife Mary Graham, a Scotswoman, emigrated to the colony of Maryland in 1660 and settled on a plantation known as ‘Myrtle Range’ in Prince George’s Country.

Henry Laurence Gantt, leader in industry, by L.P. Alford

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Task and Bonus System - What is it?

Hello Readers, today we are going to be introducing Gantt’s Task and Bonus System. First, we are going to look at what it actually is…

What it is -

The Task and Bonus system was designed by Henry Gantt to encourage more productive behaviour amongst employees and to increase output within an industry. This system involves rewarding employees with a monetary bonus upon completion of their daily tasks. An employer has the responsibility to appoint these tasks to employees for this system to work effectively and successfully. The employer must also decide on the bonus for their employees. This is just as important as deciding what their tasks should be as this drives incentive and is at the heart of the employees’ motivation. The task and bonus system boosted morality within the workplace as workers had it “placed in their power to earn a very substantial increase in wages by a corresponding increase in their productive capacity, and this has given them the feeling that the company is quite willing to reward the increased effort.” (1 – page 88.)

Advantages –

Incentives employees to be more productive.

Increases output for the business as they are now more efficient.

Reduced costs in the long run due to economies of scale.

Greater produce to sell which can lead to more revenue earned.

Limitations –

Potentially a slight disincentive to work as employees are comfortable on minimum wage.

Potentially overpaying employees as the tasks that they complete may not be worth as much as the extra wages employees are receiving. However, this is up to the employer to ensure that employees are getting paid the equivalent to the value of the additional work they are doing.

Deciding on what employee’s tasks should be, is time consuming for employers. It also may be difficult to ensure that these tasks are fair for all employees.

Our Thoughts –

The Task and Bonus System has been proven to work efficiently. When Gantt had originally introduced this system into the workplace, there was an instant jump in production. We can see why employees would enjoy this system and it’s evident that it gives a morality boost in the workplace. The Task and Bonus System is definitely a win for both business owners and their employees!

By Samuel Gammell, 03/11/22

References –

 Henry Laurence Gantt – Leader in Industry by L.P. Alford

Work, Wages and Profits – H. L. Gantt

How to Calculate Bonuses for Employees in 2021 | Eddy – Picture only

Stay tuned to see where the Task and Bonus System originated from and the story behind it!!

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Developments in Gantt Charts

With the rise of technology and computers, Gantt Charts have moved away from paper and can now be displayed using computer software. This allows projects to be updated in real time with greater accuracy and gets rid of the need to draw a new chart if there are changes in plans. Continual change is a feature of most projects, so the use of computers to graph Gantt Charts greatly enhances their capabilities. It is no longer required to redraw the chart with every change in plans which is undoubtedly a laborious process which leads to time wastage in itself, something the Gantt Chart strives to overcome. With the aid of computer software, Gantt Charts can be created, amended and printed in a very short amount of time. Today Gantt charts are mostly used for tracking project schedules. They clearly display the interdependencies of different tasks at hand. With the use of colour, each task can clearly be differentiated and identified, making it even more accessible to all stakeholders in a business (1). An example of a modern Gantt Chart can be seen below (Fig. 1.). The progress of each project can be seen by the darkly coloured bars. In this way, we can easily tell whether a task is completed, ahead of schedule or behind 

Fig. 1. (2)

Is the Gantt Chart enough?

In modern day business, all managers strive to improve efficiencies and cut costs as much as possible. However, is a Gantt Chart enough to display the information for a plan? The short answer is no. Typically a Gantt Chart displays;

The dates of projects and their timeline

Project Tasks

Milestones in a Plan

The dependencies between plans

All of this information is undoubtedly necessary for a successful project, however, it is not enough. Things that must be included in a project plan which are not included in the Gantt Chart include;

What is the point of the project?

Who is involved in the project and what are their individual responsibilities?

When will meetings take place?

How will major decisions be made and by whom? (2)

This information is of utmost importance when creating a plan and undertaking a project. However, that is not to say the Gantt Chart isn’t useful. Gantt Charts are a powerful tool which condense and summarise information into an accessible visual graph for all. The most important information is displayed on a Gantt Chart. This allows decisions to be made quickly based on the chart, rather than spending extraneous time on leafing through pages of information which is not necessary for the decision at hand.

Our Own Gantt Chart

Many websites can be used to create Gantt Charts. We created our own sample chart for the production of bee hotels in less than 10 minutes! The different colours signify different things.

Purple- In progress

Blue- Planned

Teal- New

Yellow- In Review

In this way we can clearly see each task, its relationship with other tasks and the stage it is at in relation to time. This is why Gantt Charts are so useful for every business! It is completely free. Some useful websites include;

Clickup.com

Monday.com

Trello.com

We used Wrike.com to create our own chart for free. So what’s stopping you! Get planning!

Our Opinion

It is undoubtedly true that Gantt Charts have kept up with the changes in time. They are just as applicable to the business world now as they were one hundred years ago, if not more! Gantt Charts have become more complex but their core idea remains the same: to display facts against time in a concise manner. 

Come back in two weeks for the final post on Gantt Charts, where we explore the different applications of them and the famous projects they were used on. If you are not already convinced of their usefulness as a management tool, you will be left in no doubt of how they have revolutionised the world after our last post.

Regards,

The Gantt Team

References

(1) https://www.gantt.com/, Roger Duke, 2022.

(2) https://www.clearpointstrategy.com/how-to-create-a-gantt-chart/, Source of image.

(3) https://pmtips.net/article/components-project-plan, Brad Egeland, 2011

Daniel Roche, 19/10/2022

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Industrial Efficiency

I hope you readers are keeping well and enjoying the blog’s progress. In today's post, we’ll give you a brief introduction to the concept of Industrial Efficiency, and how Henry Gantt was exposed to it.

Industrial efficiency is defined as, the ability of a manufacturer to produce a good while spending as little money as they can, while still making a profit. It basically means everyone and everything working as well as they can, but most importantly for as little expense too. It involves all aspects of the company, purchases, production, expenses, time and sales. He aided businesses and groups to become more efficient through the use of his brilliant Gantt Charts, focussing on maximising time use, as well as the Task and Bonus System. Industrial Efficiency once was, and remains still, a key fragment of Gantt’s overall outlook on management science, and is focused upon in many major companies today.

Gantt graduated from John Hopkins University in 1880, notably just after the start of the industrial revolution in America. His choice of specialisation, in my opinion, gives us an insight into his fascination with efficiency, and his obsession with maximising a company’s output. He decided upon working as a mechanical engineer, and pursued work in a steel company. This setting, combined with his college degree gave him a unique first-hand perspective into the world of industry. It is interesting also to note that while he worked at Midvale Steel, he operated under none other than the renowned Frederick Taylor. Taylor is perhaps the most famous of all Management Scientists. Gantt’s tenure with Taylor, in my opinion, undoubtedly stimulated a reaction in Gantt to explore and to find his own theories in Management Science.

In next week’s post, we’re diving into Gantt’s view on Industrial Efficiency, and how he thought it best implemented. Stay tuned people.

By Brian Gaffney

28/10/2022

References:

https://archive.org/details/industrialleader00gantuoft/page/n15/mode/2up?ref=ol&view=theater

https://www.bl.uk/people/henry-laurence-gantt

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/industrial-revolution.asp

https://www.proquest.com/docview/208193848?fromopenview=true&pq-origsite=gscholar

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Gantt pushed the idea that it was the obligation of businesses to serve the people in their community. This element of social responsibility saw an increase in popularity following the rise of communism in the early 20th century, and would become an essential aspect of the ideologies and hypotheses put forward by Gantt in his book ‘Organising for work’, 1919. He believed that the role of a business was more important than the accumulation of profit stating also how he believed that businessmen have ‘forgotten that his business system had a foundation in service, and as far as the community is concerned has no reason for existence except the service it can render’.

Over 100 years later and the same statement is applicable to modern business. The exploitation of workers, fuels and materials remains a considerable problem today, arguably more so than during the time of publication of Gantt’s works. It is vital when running a business to consider that the roots of your organisation lie in service to the community and if this is not the primary devotion of such an organisation then ‘the community will ultimately make the attempt to take it over in order to operate in its own interest.’ It can be beneficial for those in managerial roles in a business to take the time to consider if the firm is still fulfilling its main objective in service. Particularly amidst the current economic climate, adopting strategies which prioritise the community and environment before revenue should exhibit advantages for all parties in the long run.

References;

https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/17511340710715179/full/html

https://www.bl.uk/people/henry-laurence-gantt

By Conor Smyth 26/10/2022

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Overview of Gantt Charts

Overview

The Gantt chart is a tool and an aid to management. Managing employees and a business is concerned with the future and reaching goals. Managers set a standard, create a plan and put practices in place to reach these goals. They must coordinate employees, capital, machinery and assets to ensure business success. Making decisions for the future are often based on what has happened in the past. This is why it is of utmost importance that past actions and progress are tracked. In conjunction with this information, managers also need to know when events took place and the rate at which they took place. The core idea of the Gantt chart is the relation of facts to time. Henry Wallace Clark referred to it as “The Working Tool of Management”. (1)

To put it more plainly, the Gantt chart is a project management tool. They often make a project much easier to track and view progress. Modern Gantt Charts resemble a bar chart. However, the original charts were drawn with lines of varying thickness. The chart is drawn by dividing the page into equally spaced boxes which represent each day of the week. Each box which represents a day is then further divided into equally sized smaller boxes. A description of the information that will be charted is written at the top of the sheet. Each individual task is then written down the margin. Each task is subdivided into numbers which quantify the amount of work to be done e.g. 150. Each day a line is drawn across the day to show the percent of work that was completed. At the end of each week, a manager can view the progress made each day. The thicker line drawn across the entire week is each day added up together. This then shows the shortcomings/ progress of the week in total. (See Fig 1. below.) The Gantt chart has developed tremendously since its origins as technology has taken over the world. Stay tuned for these recent developments.

Fig. 1, (3)

A more complex version of the Gantt Chart led on from the first simple design. This included multiple projects which had to be completed over a longer time period. Each Project was marked on a calendar-like set up, over weeks or months (see fig. 2 below). This showed a connection between different projects, displaying when one started and when another should begin. An early time approach is adopted in Gantt Charts which maximises the amount of float time available, (Float time is the amount of time a project can be delayed before it impacts the deadline of the project (5).). In this way, the Gantt Chart ties all aspects of a business together, allowing a manager to plan for the future efficiently and effectively.

Although the Gantt Chart we see today is based on Henry Gantt’s idea, it was originally Karol Adamiecki, a polish engineer who devised the chart in 1896 (3). This was called the harmonogram. However, Adamiecki did not publish his work in a popular Western European language, and even though he published his work in 1903, and Gantt published the Gantt chart in 1910, there is no evidence to suggest that Gantt copied his work (2).  So we can still appreciate Gantt’s work as an original idea!

Fig. 2, (4)

Types of Gantt Charts

In today's post, I will briefly introduce the idea of the different types of Gantt Charts. 

The Man Record Chart- The purpose of the Man Record Chart is to show whether or not an employee completes a full day's work and if they don’t, the reason is also illustrated. (6)

The Machine Record Chart- This shows whether or not machines are being used, and if they aren’t it also shows the reason for idleness. (7)

The Gantt Layout Chart- This is used to work out a plan to fulfil orders when they are needed and also to make the most effective use of the available employees and machinery. The best way of illustrating this is by emphasising when jobs are to be done, by whom and the length of each job.(8)

The Load Chart- The Load Chart is very similar to the Layout Chart in that it shows what work is to be done. However, it is in less detail and of more value to managers. It keeps them advised of the load of work which lies ahead of them in the future. (9)

The Gantt Progress Chart- This shows quite clearly the progress which is being made during a plan or program. (10)

Advantages of the Gantt Chart

The Gantt chart requires a plan. Plans give business guidance and direction. This promotes the assignment of clear-cut tasks to subordinates. The plan for the business is presented in a way that allows all members of the business to understand it.

The Gantt Chart is a control mechanism. By comparing what should be done with what was done, a business can measure performance. This allows them to identify faults and shortcomings and quickly take corrective action to remedy the situation.

The Gantt Chart is very compact. It compiles information in a concentrated fashion. This simplifies things for all stakeholders in the business as they can easily interpret what needs to be done.

Finally, by illustrating tasks against the passing of time, idleness and wastage of time can be quickly identified and removed.

Our Thoughts

After all of that information, it’s time for a review on the Gantt Chart and how it contributed to Gantt’s Management theory. The Gantt Chart increases efficiency in the workplace. It allows a manager to see how productive employees are. They can identify areas that need improvement, processes that may be taking too long or need more time, as well as days where employees are more or less motivated. In my opinion, the Gantt Chart is one of the most revolutionary methods of tracking progress and a core practice in Management Science.

If you like what you see, leave a comment below! We would love to hear from you and answer any questions you may have on Henry Gantt, but especially his famous charts!

Have a good one!

References

https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter 1.

https://www.pocketbook.co.uk/blog/2017/03/07/karol-adamiecki-management-harmony/, Mike Clayton, 2017.

https://www.scoro.com/blog/what-is-a-gantt-chart/, 

https://www.onepager.com/community/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/early-gantt-chart.png, Nathan Black, 2014.

https://www.wrike.com/blog/what-is-project-management-float/, Jeremy McCabe 2022.

https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter 5.

https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter 4.

https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter 6.

https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter 7.

10.https://archive.org/details/ganttchartawork00trabgoog/page/n20/mode/2up, Henry Wallace Clark, 1922- Chapter  8.

by Daniel Roche, 13/10/2022

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Why Henry Gantt?

Hey Guys,

So some of you may be wondering why we are posting about Henry Gantt. Henry Gantt was a management theorist who put practices into place in the workplace to increase efficiencies, measured employee progress, boosted moral and motivated employees. His theories and especially his famous 'Gantt Charts' are still widely used to this day. Over the next couple of weeks, we are going to introduce you to some of the core ideas of his theories. Those ideas include;

The Gantt Chart

The Task and Bonus System

Industrial Efficiency

The Social Responsibility of a Business

We hope you enjoy learning about him as much as we do!

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Biography

Hey Guys,

Just a quick introduction on Henry Gantt so that you folks can get to know him and see where he came from. Enjoy!

Henry Laurence Gantt was born in Calvert County, Maryland on the 20th of May 1861 to Virgil and Mary Gantt. He graduated from McDonagh School in 1878 and went on to Johns Hopkins University where he graduated in 1880. He then returned to Johns Hopkins University to teach for three years. He received his Masters in Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.

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References:

Henry Laurence Gantt, leader in industry, by L.P. Alford (1934).

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