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State four advantages of division of labour

State four advantages of division of labour

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Higher productivity:

Practice makes a man perfect. By concentrating on the repeating the same task again and again, a worker acquires dexterity, skill and speed, and more­over, division of labour avoids waste of time and effort caused by changes from one task to another.

Specialisation requires simplification of tasks and facilitates use of labour saving devices. Due to all these the quantity and quality of work increase tremendously.

Lower costs:

Division of labour increases the efficiency of workers. Wasteful duplica­tion of process and tools is avoided. Large scale production offers several economies in the use of materials, machinery and skills. Therefore, costs of operations are reduced.

Simplified training:

Specialisation implies that the worker need not learn the entire job. He needs to learn only a part of the whole task. Much time and effort is saved in the training of workers. Physical toil is also reduced.

Inventions:

When a worker performs the same job again and again he tries to discover new and better methods of doing the work.

This increases the possibilities of inven­tions and innovations. Division of labour thereby facilitates mechanisation and auto­mation of jobs. Use of machinery reduces stress and strain on workers.

Greater cooperation:

Under division of labour the whole job cannot be completed unless workers performing different parts of the job cooperate with each other there­fore, division of work results in greater cooperation and discipline amongst workers. Besides, each worker is assigned the task best suited to him.

Better goodwill:

Higher efficiency and better quality of work help to satisfy customers and to earn higher profits. Simplification, standardisation and automation of work also add to the firm's goodwill. As the supply of a variety of goods in the society increases, people can enjoy a higher standard of living than before.
Githiari answered the question on September 22, 2017 at 22:41

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