Manufacturing Technology Transfer

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Skill Transfer in Manufacturing Industries

Chapter 2 makes the general point at its start that it takes time to learn skills. It introduces the concept of a learning curve to help describe a person’s progress at mastering a task or skill. Later it is more specifically concerned with the sorts of skills needed in manufacturing industry, defining learning curves of use for tracking workers’ progress in manufacturing and indicating the value of learning curves for both workers and companies. In particular, it provides data (Tables 2.1 and 2.2) on ...