He thought that one foreman could not manage all the aspects of production work for directing a
group of employees as they could not have varied knowledge. He suggested the substitution of line
authority by functional foremanship at the lower levels of the organisation structure.
16.8 TYPES OF STAFF ORGANISATION
Taylor
suggested the division of supervisory functions into two groups, viz., (1) office specialists and
(2) shop specialists.
1. Office Specialists:
They are concerned with the design, scheduling, recording and planning of
work. The office staff consists of following persons: (a) Route clerk (b)
Instruction card clerk
(c) Time and cost clerk and (d) Disciplinarian.
2. Shop specialists:
They guide and supervise the work in the factory. The following are the shop
specialists: (a) Gang boss (b) Speed boss (c) Repair boss and (d) Inspector.
16.9 ADVANTAGES OF STAFF ORGANISATION
The staff organisation has the following advantages:
(A) Economy of operations:
The use of specialists helps in controlling
the waste of materials,
money and time. The consolidation of activities leads to optimum use
of facilities like office
accommodation, plant and machinery, etc.
(B) Relief to Top Executives:
Top executives are not unnecessarily burdened or happens in line
organisation. The line officer is supposed to be a jack of all trades and is burdened with all types of
works. On the contrary a specialist is a matter of his line and he has the expertise and capability of
taking his own decisions.
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