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efficiency expert

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noun

a person who studies the methods, procedures, and job characteristics of a business or factory with the object of devising ways to increase the efficiency of equipment and personnel.

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Origin of efficiency expert

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Also called efficiency engineer.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of efficiency expert

I did not label him efficiency-expert, for printers have always been notoriously allergic to that title.
Nine Men in Time
Noel Miller Loomis