MANUFACTURING PROGRESS FUNCTIONS PART II: SELECTION OF TRAINEES AND CONTROL OF THEIR PROGRESS.

In Part I (Glover, 1965) it was shown that the model <Sgr> y+ C = a(<Sgr> x)<SUPm> could be used to describe all cases of learning in industry, whether of individuals learning a particular skill, or of complete factories learning to produce a new product. The development of the CULOG form of learning curve was discussed.
In the present paper consideration is given to the selection of trainees and a method of monitoring their progress so that the occurrence of "plateaus" of learning is minimised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]