Which of the following is a disadvantage of technology grouping?

• A. It reduces the need for specialised training
• B. It is easy to adapt to all production processes
• C. High degree of specialised training is required to deal with the different production processes used
• D. It is inexpensive to maintain equipment

Answer: (C)

When production is grouped by technology, each production line uses different processes, tools, and control parameters. That means operators and technicians must understand and be able to handle multiple, distinct processes, which drives up the need for specialized training. The time and cost to train staff across all these production methods, plus the ongoing demand to keep skills current as processes evolve, make training a major disadvantage of this approach. The ideas that training would be reduced, that it’s easy to adapt to all processes, or that maintaining equipment is inexpensive don’t fit with how diverse processes require diverse expertise and upkeep.