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Technical Note 4
Learning Curves
OBJECTIVES
Underlying Principles of Learning
Curves
Learning Curve Example
Types of Learning
From Learning Curves to
Performance Improvement
Suppose
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startaa Term Time (in
term
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papertyping
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business.
business. You
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time
yourself 100
yourselfon
onthe
thefirst
first
paper, 1
paper,then
thenthe
thesecond,
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and
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in
inthe
thesecond
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repetition.
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is an
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learning
learningcurve.
curve.
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120
100
Time(Minutes)
Production
80
60
40
20
0
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
Unit
Types of Learning
Individual Learning
Improvement when individuals gain a
skill or efficiency by repetition of a job
Organizational Learning
Improvement from the groups of
individuals from repetition and changes
in administration, equipment, and
product design
End of Technical
Note 4