Gilbreth, Frank Bunker

Japanese: ギルブレス（英語表記）Gilbreth， Frank Bunker

Born July 7, 1868 in Fairfield, Maine.
Died June 14, 1924. Montclair, New Jersey. American engineer and management consultant. Developed the motion study method of scientific management, a technique typified by F.W. Taylor. Graduated from Boston Elementary and Middle School. He was accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but chose to pursue a practical career, working as a bricklayer and site supervisor before becoming an independent builder. During this time he began researching the motions of bricklaying work, and invented "micromotion study," which further developed Taylor's stopwatch-based work study (motion and time study), and the serve rig, which divided the work into 18 basic movements, laying the foundations for scientific work management. From 1912 onwards he devoted himself to research. His wife, Lillian Mohler, a psychologist, also supported him, and made a great contribution to the study of work psychology. His major works include "Bricklaying System" (1909), "Motion Study" (11), and "Primer of Scientific Management" (11). He also co-authored with his wife "Time Study" (16), "Fatigue Study" (16), "Applied Motion Study" (17), and "Motion Study for the Handicapped" (19).

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Japanese:

[生]1868.7.7. メーン，フェアフィールド
[没]1924.6.14. ニュージャージー，モントクレア
アメリカの技師，マネジメント・コンサルタント。 F. W.テーラーに代表される科学的管理法のうち動作研究の開発者。ボストン初等中学卒業。マサチューセッツ工科大学に入学を許可されたが，みずから実務の道を選び，煉瓦工，現場監督を経て建築業者として独立した。この間煉瓦積み作業の動作研究を始め，テーラーのストップウォッチによる作業研究 (動作および時間研究) をさらに深めた「微細動作研究」，18の基本動作に要素化したサーブリッグを発案し，作業管理を科学的に行う基礎をつくった。 1912年以降は研究に専念。心理学者である妻リリアン・モーラーも夫に協力，作業心理の研究に多大な功績を残した。主著"Bricklaying System" (1909) ，"Motion Study" (11) ，"Primer of Scientific Management" (11) のほか，夫妻の共著"Time Study" (16) ，"Fatigue Study" (16) ，"Applied Motion Study" (17) ，"Motion Study for the Handicapped" (19) など。

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