Technology training: the German experience
by Stuart Orr
International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning (IJCEELL), Vol. 8, No. 1/2, 1998

Abstract: The research presented in this paper investigated the importance of training for large German manufacturers considering technology investment. The findings indicated that the training, when adopting technologies, was perceived as being most important by middle management. Senior management was more concerned with overriding issues when adopting technologies such as profitability. The research also suggests that training is viewed as being more important to operations management than to business performance. The research determined that some cost savings can be achieved by centralising training activities and that simpler production planning and control can be achieved when the education and training levels of staff are higher.

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