How did Taylor become interested in the time study?

Taylor became interested in time studies while working as a mechanical engineer at a steel company in the late 19th century. Observing inefficiencies in the workplace, he sought to improve productivity by analyzing how long tasks took to complete. His experiments involved measuring the time taken for various work processes, which led to the development of his principles of scientific management aimed at optimizing labor and increasing efficiency. This focus on time and motion analysis laid the groundwork for modern industrial engineering.