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Survey of the state of the art of computerisation in British meat plants and an assessment of training requirements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

S J Porter ,
A J Kempster  and
A G Sains
S J Porter
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Milton Keynes, MK6 1AX
A J Kempster
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Milton Keynes, MK6 1AX
A G Sains
Affiliation:
Meat and Livestock Commission, PO Box 44, Winterhill House, Milton Keynes, MK6 1AX
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Abstract

The meat industry needs a skilled workforce to meet the challenges of the 1990's. The need is particularly acute in computing and information technology (IT) because people with the necessary skills are becoming notoriously difficult to find, even for the most technologically advanced and high-salaried industries. The expected fall by 20% in the number of young people in the national labour force between now and 1995 will exacerbate these difficulties, as will the poor perception that potential employees have of the meat industry.

Type
Electronics in Animal Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 103
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1990

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