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Q: 'Best Practice' History ( No Answer,   3 Comments )
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Subject: 'Best Practice' History
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: tcarl-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 30 Mar 2005 07:35 PST
Expires: 04 Apr 2005 11:12 PDT
Question ID: 502634
I want to know when (date) and by whom the business concept of 'best
practice' was developed.  I want a short history.  Thank you very
much.
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Subject: Re: 'Best Practice' History
From: indexturret-ga on 30 Mar 2005 13:58 PST
 
I bet Frederick Winslow Taylor figures prominently in that story.
Subject: Re: 'Best Practice' History
From: tcarl-ga on 30 Mar 2005 15:27 PST
 
Yes, he does to be sure, but where did it go from there - Ford,
Xerox,...?  Who coined the term?
Subject: Re: 'Best Practice' History
From: omnivorous-ga on 30 Mar 2005 16:16 PST
 
The Wikipedia article on "best practices" is a good place to start:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_practices

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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