Computer Games Make You More Efficient at Work

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http://www.volvo.com/volvoit/g...mPage.htm?ItemId=68833

Volvo has just confirmed what we have always believed in for years - video games are great! Head over here to find out how Volvo IT has managed to develop a computer game to teach principles of lean production in manufacturing and assembly to more than 90,000 Volvo employees all over the world.

?The Volvo Group has developed a computer game to teach the principles of lean production, a concept designed to increase the efficiency of working processes. In this game, the players can see how different changes impact efficiency and profitability. The results indicate that what is known as serious gaming is an excellent complement to training at work.?

?This is an excellent example of the way companies can go greener using IT and how we are extending the concept that is normally defined as ?Green IT?,? says Tommy Hansson, prototype manager at Volvo IT.

The game is a prototype that is based on a traditional game which has been used by the Volvo Group for many years to teach the concepts of lean production in manufacturing and assembly. Lean principles can also be applied to other areas in which there is a real need for future training, such as leadership, administration, product development and sales.

?The Volvo Group has more than 90,000 employees and nearly all of them need to understand what we mean by ?lean?. One of the advantages of a computer-based game is that it?s possible to train significantly more people at low cost,? says Dawn Yoshimura, training manager at the Volvo Production System Academy at Volvo Technology

 

[Sadaiyappan]

This reminds me of that bull shit study claiming using facebook at work makes you more effective.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: Sadaiyappan
This reminds me of that bull shit study claiming using facebook at work makes you more effective.

Big difference here.

 

[mmntech]

Originally posted by: Sadaiyappan
This reminds me of that bull shit study claiming using facebook at work makes you more effective.

Depends what industry you're in. Seriously. If you're in journalism you pretty much have to use it these days. I'm taking that in college and they made us sign up for twitter and everything.