The manufacturing sector, across a range of different industries, is going through a major transformation. This transformation is being driven by the introduction of new technologies and changing consumer expectations. Increased global competition from new startups and the impact of the climate crisis are also contributing to this transformation.   These companies face many challenges in imparting training programs to their extended workforce which is very high in numbers, and they need to keep their workers trained to meet industry regulations and as well equipped with new technologies. A few other challenge areas of learning & development in the manufacturing sector are -  

• High training costs & other logistics costs
• Time-consuming to train an extensive workforce
• Unorganized training & lack of scalability
• Skill gap, meeting regulatory & compliance standards

  In addition to the above-stated challenges, and frequent changes in international, state, and industry regulatory requirements, dictates the need to provide continuous learning to manufacturing workers. Thus, arises the need for corporate learning management software to manage the learning process seamlessly keeps workers ready with applicable knowledge and provides a competitive edge.  

How does Corporate Learning Management Software provide a solution?

  Onboarding Process The manufacturing sector is highly driven basis the demand and volume, thus there is always a requirement for a high workforce to be deployed at the production site, and other departments. Thus, arises the need for quick onboarding of the workforce and LMS comes up as a solution to create effective onboarding paths that direct the process for new hires. The systematic approach ensures that new hires learn quickly about the organization’s vision, all related policies, and their responsibilities as per the defined role.   Health & safety at a production site The topmost priority for any organization in the manufacturing sector is taking care of health & safety norms as per industry guidelines and providing a safer workplace to their workers. LMS helps in providing training on safety procedures to all employees, the ability to track the completion of the training program and sends refresher content as applicable.   LMS monitors safety training schedules & deadlines and sends timely notifications to workers to complete these training. The system share trainings shortfall with the respective supervisors which alerts them to keep the respective worker from entering the workplace due to incomplete safety training.  

Compliance Management & Regulations

Companies are required to ensure that quality standards & international, government, and industry regulations are met during the production cycle. The corporate learning management software which has an in-built compliance management module will help you keep a track of the certifications, compliance training, read & sign, etc. that an employee needs to perform their task. The system keeps a check if all the workers have received regular updates.   In addition, LMS helps in ensuring that all industry-related compliance training on quality, manufacturing, occupational safety & health administration, and other regulatory guidelines are completed on time.  

Efficient Process & Updated content

The final product in the manufacturing sector is very important from a business growth perspective & customer expectation, thus there must be a standard method of production, ways to reduce waste, and ensure timely delivery. Hence, LMS here becomes an essential tool where video tutorials, processes & policy documents can be very easily shared remotely with each & every member of the workforce. With the constant updates or revisions, LMS allows to manage information centrally and help to easily update training materials. The system also ensures that alerts and notifications are sent to the relevant audience at the earliest to make them aware of the changes.   Now that we have discussed the LMS benefits for the manufacturing sector, we also need to analyze which category of LMS will be more result-oriented in this industry. With an extended workforce that includes workers, supervisors, external distribution partners, service technicians, sales representatives, and many more the Extended Enterprise LMS is most effective. This helps to streamline all learning & development requirements and set a guiding path for an organization to achieve business growth, stability, and gross margins.   We at Tenneo (formerly G-Cube LMS), have 21+ years of experience in handling the specific LMS requirements for the manufacturing sector. Our team of experts with domain knowledge in designing industry-specific solutions, driving large-scale implementations, and data migration from an existing system to the new platform. To know more about our product suite, please click here.