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Evaluating E-Learning Solutions
The power of e-Learning has brought about a new context for learning in the training industry. The exciting universe of e-Learning balances the traditional classroom approach (ILT) and the constantly evolving technology-based learning (TBT). This balance
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VWR Takes Learning Around the World
One of the greatest challenges confronting companies with international operations is communicating and providing ongoing learning and development opportunities for employees dispersed throughout the world. This was the exact problem faced by VWR International, a leading worldwide distributor of scientific equipment, supplies, chemicals and furniture to the industrial, government, life science, education, electronics and pharmaceutical…
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Rebuilding FDNY’s Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, the New York Fire Department (FDNY) was faced with the daunting task of rebuilding in many critical areas, while continuing to fulfill its mission of protecting the life, health and property of the people of the city. In those few horrible hours, FDNY had lost 343 members with more…
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Brooks – PRI Automation Saves with Learning Objects
Brooks-PRI Automation Inc., which delivers total automation for semiconductor manufacturing, has long understood that the traditional approach to training employees isn’t nearly enough to maintain a strategic competitive advantage in today’s business environment. Since April 2001, Brooks-PRI has been using Generation21’s TKM (Total Knowledge Management) system to enable employees to quickly access job-critical information when…
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AstraZeneca: Using Technology to Ensure Compliance
Training in the pharmaceutical industry is truly mission-critical, and not just from a quality control and production perspective. Large pharmaceutical companies must comply with stringent regulations imposed by U.S. and international regulatory bodies. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demands strict adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), a broad set of regulations created to…
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The Dixie Group: Building People, Building Business
The motto of The Dixie Group Inc., an Atlanta-based floor-covering company, is “Building People as We Build Our Business.” But when you have more than 3,000 employees in Georgia, Alabama and California, living up to such a motto is a challenging task. The
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Is Sales and Marketing e-Learning Giving You Customer ROI?
In 1999, PurchasePro spent a small fortune on instructor-led training (ILT) for sales, customer service, vendors and clients. They knew that e-learning suited their product well, yet e-learning wasn’t ready for (Web) primetime. ILT was still more valuable
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Steelcase: Migrating Employees to New Systems
Ranked number 425 on the Fortune 500 list, and with more than $4 billion in revenue in 2001, Steelcase is the undisputed leader in the global office furniture industry. When faced with a company-wide migration from version 3.1 of SAP to version 4.6, Steel

