A shift toward engineering specialization has prompted the need for increased communication and has led to more “collaborative” jobs. Why? Here Control Engineering senior editor Jeanine Katzel looks at the reasons “why” before discussing energy security and the growing concern over energy’s role in supporting global growth.
A shift towards engineering specialization has prompted increased communication needs and led to more “collaborative” jobs. Why? Imminent retirement of baby boomers, a shortage a graduate engineers, and the changing role of the workforce are reasons, according to Jim Gagnard, SmartSignal president and CEO. He was among speakers at “New Ideas for Peak Performance,” SmartSignal’s recent Summit 2006 conference. Other issues discussed at the two-day event included an aging workforce, collaborative employees, energy supply and demand issues, and innovative technologies. The third annual running of the two-day event, held at Chicago’s Swiss
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I still remember the day way back in 1980-81 when I was President of Junior Chamber and we had organised a big rally for awareness in the general public on Energy saving and we kept a slogan ‘SAVE ENERGY OR PERISH’. We got lots of feedback from industries.
Now in the present scenario, it is very important and every one is concerned about energy saving. This energy saving is not only on consumable power but it is very much a relative term to labour involved in maufacturing activity. In India, labour is very cheap; it does not mean that a U.S.A. company can’t compete in International Market.
It is very much necessary to all of us to think and review the situation very deeply. I think let developing countries support by way of their resources to undeveloped countries and that way both will be benefited.