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Customization of Industrial Training through Standardized Databases and Object-Oriented Development Environments

Timo Lainema, Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Customization of Industrial Training through Standardized Databases and Object-Oriented Development Environments. International Journal of Services and Standards 2(1), 54–68, 2006.

Abstract:

Currently, companies operate on a global basis, emphasising horizontal integration, innovation and customer satisfaction, while just focusing on the small number of business areas. Therefore, continuous personnel training is a vital part of the competitiveness. In this paper, we will introduce how business game, operating in a real time, through Local Area Network, could be customised for industrial training purposes. Items/tools such as standardised databases, information exchange and object-oriented programming have enabled the development of this application. According to our empirical results, we argue that companies are not necessarily only interested in directly copying their operations in a form of a business game, but have an interest in the same type of decisions and problems to be dealt during the training sessions.

BibTeX entry:

@ARTICLE{jLaHi06a,
  title = {Customization of Industrial Training through Standardized Databases and Object-Oriented Development Environments},
  author = {Lainema, Timo and Hilmola, Olli-Pekka},
  journal = {International Journal of Services and Standards},
  volume = {2},
  number = {1},
  pages = {54–68},
  year = {2006},
  keywords = {industrial training; customised business learning environments; business gaming; software customisation; simulation gaming; standards},
}

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