Harrington Emerson and his 12 principles of labor productivity

The concept of labor productivity means the most effective ratio of costs to performance. This concept was introduced into science by Garrington Emerson. Management as a science began to develop rapidly after the discovery of this term and the beginning of its study. The issue of increasing labor productivity and today is very acute in many enterprises, and many managers are looking for ways to increase this indicator.

Harrington Emerson: Biography

G. Emerson (years of life - 1853-1931) studied in Munich and was a mechanical engineer by profession. For a short period of time he was a lecturer at the University of Nebraska (USA), and also took an active part in the construction of mountain complexes in Alaska, Mexico and the United States of America.

He also dealt with the construction of roads, ships, laying a telegraph cable. Emerson also planned to build a submarine.

Throughout his youth, Emerson traveled throughout Europe, and with age, when he became a fairly well-known personality in management, came to the Soviet Union and there he appreciated the achievements of the Russian people in the production and management of the production process.

Career and scientific work of G. Emerson

In 1903 Emerson was invited to work as an adviser to the railway company. In 1910, there was a dispute between the LC and cargo carriers. The LC claimed that it had very high wage costs, and wanted to raise tariffs. However, Harrington Emerson was able to prove that with the help of various scientific methods, the railway company can reduce its costs every day by one million dollars. Thus, the company failed.

Also Emerson was a famous entrepreneur and writer. In his book "12 principles of productivity" Emerson Garrington revealed the basic postulates with which help you can greatly improve the efficiency of work. This work is known all over the world. However, when studying it, it must be remembered that Garrington Emerson worked on his work in another era, with a completely different social and economic level of development of society.

Garrington Emerson's contribution to management

Mr. Emerson made a huge contribution to the development of management. He believed that with the right management of labor productivity, you can achieve the highest results at the lowest cost. Tense and hard work can help achieve good results only in abnormal working conditions. Emerson stated that labor productivity and tension are very different concepts. If an employee is working hard, it means that he is making the greatest possible effort. And to work productively, you need to make the smallest effort. And the goal of management is to minimize efforts and maximize results.

The scientist made a huge contribution to the development of management, having discovered the 12 principles of productivity known to this day. Emerson Garrington proposed the term "labor productivity" as the foundation for improving work.

Brief description of the basic principles of increasing the productivity of labor

Harrington Emerson singled out the following 12 basic performance principles:

1. Fully established goals.
   Working in a team and doing some work, it is necessary that everyone has precisely set goals and objectives. This will help make the work coherent and avoid various problems and disruptions in work.
2. Common sense.
   The leader must exclude from his work any emotions, should study and analyze the production process only from the standpoint of common sense. This will help to draw the right conclusions and develop prospects for further action.
3. Competent advice and advice.
   We need practical and competent advice on all the issues that arise in the production and management process. The only really competent opinion is the collegial opinion.
4. Discipline and order.
   All participants in the production process must follow the rules and adhere to the established rules.
   
5. Fair and impartial treatment of employees.
   Any manager should treat his employees fairly, not give out anyone, but also not oppress anyone.
6. Operative, accurate, complete and continuous accounting.
   This principle allows the manager to receive in full all necessary and maximum information about his employees and the production process in time, which makes it possible to make quick decisions.
7. Dispatching.
   Thanks to this principle, the head is able to manage and coordinate the work of the entire workforce clearly and quickly.
8. Principles and timetables.
   Applying this principle, it is possible to identify all the shortcomings of the production process and minimize all the damage caused by these shortcomings.
9. Setting up working conditions.
   For the employee, such working conditions must be created at the enterprise, under which the result of its activities will be maximized.
10. Rationing of work operations.
    With this principle, the necessary amount of time for each operation is established, as well as the sequence of their execution.
11. Standard written instructions.
    At the workplace, certain instructions and rules concerning the procedure for performing various works must be written.
    
12. Reward for performance.
    Within the framework of this principle it is established that each employee should be encouraged for a job well done, then his labor productivity will grow steadily.

Currently, the principles of increasing the productivity of G. Emerson are very successfully used in industrial and manufacturing enterprises. These principles have been used by leading leaders for many years to improve the efficiency of workers.