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Article: Machinists: beware dips n learning curve.(shop talk)
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- Tooling & Production
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- May 1, 2009
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When you hire a new employee, you take all of the appropriate steps so that your new hire will be successful. But your company is unique, so no matter how bright and experienced this new hire, there will be a period of time where he learns the job.
Your new machinist's level of knowledge can be plotted in a graph against time. This graph is called the learning curve.
Notice in the typical one shown here there are no values shown for time or knowledge. Each person is different, so there is no set time period at which everyone will acquire a knowledge or skill set.
The day your new machinist starts is at the bottom left corner. Each day, the ...