The Manufacturing Skills Gap – A Look at the Hard Data
By now most of us have heard of or experienced the effects of the Manufacturing Skills Gap. There has been plenty of debate on whether it is a skills gap, a skills mismatch, a wage gap, or whether the whole concept is a socio-political fabrication. We, at Scientific Management… Read More
Manufacturing Skills Gap Doesn’t Exist? It does, and here’s how.
A recent study co-authored by a University of Illinois and MIT economist claims that the skills gap in manufacturing is essentially overblown. We couldn’t disagree more, and we have the hard data to back it up. Any type of workforce skills gap is often the result of many forces… Read More
A Manufacturing Dilemma – Who Needs What Training?
Our manufacturing clients are often faced with the dilemma of knowing that their workforce needs training but not knowing who needs what training. Delivering the same training to everyone is both expensive and inefficient; negatively impacting the ROI of most organizations’ limited training funds. Before we apply… Read More
Training Effectiveness in a Manufacturing Environment
The numerous factors that can be used to evaluate training options in manufacturing can be overwhelming, especially with the surge of e-learning opportunities. There is no doubt that e-learning can have a place, but we should be careful not to let ease of application, short term cost savings, and speed… Read More
Maintenance Training and Asset Management: Creating Value in Manufacturing
With all the efforts, strategies and objectives surrounding preventative and predictive maintenance, not one can be accomplished without a properly targeted training program. This article on http://www.uesystems.com “Education and asset management: Reliability minus training equals failure” details some of the areas maintenance managers should focus on when considering… Read More