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Management Consulting Services
SIC Code: 8742-Management Consulting Services
NAICS Code: 541611-Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Management consultants provide administrative, strategic, and technical advice and training to organizations in the public and private sectors. Examples of these services include financial planning, organizational planning, marketing advice, information technology consulting, human resource planning, and logistics advice. Certain industry firms also provide management accounting and auditing services; see also Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services for a discussion of these activities. Others specialize in various forms of information technology planning and systems management, which is discussed in greater detail under the heading Information Technology Services.
Background and Development
The origins of the industry can be traced back to "time and motion" studies performed in the United States in the 1880s. Around that time Frank and Lillian Gilbreth improved methods for laying bricks by eliminating unnecessary steps or "motions" in the bricklaying process. Frank W.
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