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Task ; Lillian Gilbreth: First Lady of Engineering

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LILLIAN GILBRETH According to the YouTube video, industrial engineering is incomplete without understanding motion study, which is one of the fundamental elements to mastering industrial engineering. Based on my observation, Lillian Gilbreth has done the motion study indirectly in her daily life. She juggles her obligations as a mother of 12 children while also pursuing her job, which has astounded me. She's a pro at managing her time and balancing her tasks. Not only that, Lillian Gilbreth's contribution is that she has found a niche in engineering to help women overcome cultural barriers like manganese and boost workplace efficiency. 

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  Some Japanese firms have a policy of rotating their managers among different managerial jobs. In contrast, American managers are more likely to specialize in a certain area (e.g. finance or operations). Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each of these approaches. Which do you prefer? Why? JOB ROTATING 💭  Job rotation is the systematic movement of individuals from one job to another within an organization to meet different human resource objectives such as recruitment and hiring, training them, advancing their careers, and avoiding job boredom or burnout.   ADVANTAGES  📝 Eliminates boredom  - able to do multitasking work, get familiar with each department and able to improve relationship with other workers.  📝 Improve efficiency  - the managers able to have experience in a different position/ work and obtain more knowledge.  📝 Encourage development  - workers able to know more about their position and seek career growth.  DISADVANTAGES 📝 Lack of skills - The managers onl