Scientific planning of a task is the technique of forecasting and viewing ahead every step in a long series of separate operations. Each step has to be taken in the right place, of the right degree, and at the right time so that work can be done with maximum possible efficiency. The following steps are involved in scientific task planning.
(a) Routing: It implies laying down the route or path to be followed by each piece of raw material before its conversion into the finished product.
(b) Scheduling: It is a time table of operations is prepared to ensure completion of each piece of work at the right time. It determines the order of priority for each operation and the time to be taken for its completion.
(ii) Dispatching: It involves assembling of necessary resources assignment of jobs, supervision of work, enforcing discipline and coordinating activities of different individual.
(iii) Follow up: The last step in scientific task planning is checking of work and taking corrective steps to ensure that each piece of work is completed at the right time in the right amount and at the right cost.