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> But whatever you call it, [Fordism] has been a system based 
>  on large-scale standardization and vertical organizations that require a strict division 
>  of labor and an extreme ***rationalization*** of each process. [emphasis mine] 
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I'm looking for perspectives on what the term "rationalization" might mean in this context - it seems to be a rather unique use of the term, and I'm curious about why it might have been chosen. Let me know if a longer excerpt is needed for more context - I'm curious about what can be deduced from this alone