Best Foot Limited (BFL) manufactures different types of footwear, including rubber/canvas footwear, leather footwear, and plastic footwear. The company has one plant in Norway which produces all the shoes. Nearly 800 workers are employed at this plant. Which of the following possible actions would indicate that BFL follows the scientific method of the Gilbreths, who primarily focused on motion-study?
A) The company switched to a new assembly line process which requires employees to perform three steps per task compared to the earlier five steps.
B) Every month the BFL management chooses three employees who have exceeded their targets for that month and awards each of them a special bonus.
C) To help retain employees, the management awards workers a special loyalty bonus for every two years they complete at the organization.
D) BFL has no strict guidelines regarding work clothes for their employees.
E) The managers undergo regular training to enhance their interpersonal skills. This has helped increase productivity through better communication between employees.
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