An efficiency engineer, formerly known as a management specialist, analyzes and reports on the effectiveness of operations within an organization. The role arose prominently following the principles laid out by Frederick W. Taylor in his book 'The Principles of Scientific Management,' which advocated for scientific measurement to determine optimal management effectiveness.
A management technique in which all levels of management are encouraged to specify quantitative and/or qualitative objectives to be achieved within a set period. Managers must then answer to higher levels of management for the actual performance achieved against these objectives.
