Training and development of technical staff in the textile industry / B. Purushothama.

Contents
1. Technical staff development
1.1 The need for trained technical staff
1.2 Quality people - key to excellence
1.3 Duration of training
1.4 Recognition
1.5 Training modules

2. Technical staff - the middle management
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Roles and responsibilities of supervisors
2.3 The organization structure
2.4 Routine and special activities
2.5 Challenges to middle management
etc.

3. Policy development and middle management
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Tasks in policy deployment
3.3 Steps in deployment of a policy

4. Job description
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Tasks
4.3 Responsibilities
4.4 Authorities
4.5 Minimum competency level
etc.

5. Leadership and self development
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Who is a leader?
5.3 Why we need a leader?
5.4 Emotional intelligence
5.5 Leadership styles
etc.

6. Individuals and teams
6.1 Need for building team
6.2 Formal and informal teams
6.3 Characteristics of an effective team
6.4 Process of team building
6.5 Motivating a team
etc.

7. Decision making process
7.1 Importance of decision
7.2 What are to be decided?
7.3 Types of decision
7.4 Factors influencing decisions
7.5 Base for decisions
etc.

8. Communication and supervisor
8.1 What is communication?
8.2 Methods of communication
8.3 Effective communication

9. Costing and cost of quality
9.1 Definitions
9.2 Elements of cost
9.3 Methods of costing
9.4 Cost of quality
9.5 Controlling the costs

10. Problem solving and change management
10.1 What is a problem?
10.2 Roots of a problem
10.3 Seven steps for problem solving
10.4 Use of QC tools
10.5 Diagnosis and remedial journey
10.6 Manage the change

11. Supervisors and customer orientation
11.1 Customer orientation
11.2 Customer expectations
11.3 Understanding customer perception
11.4 Communication customer needs down the line

12. Quality management and assurance
12.1 Expectations from supervisory staff
12.2 Quality planning
12.3 Controls and checks
12.4 Quality assurance
12.5 Quality improvement
etc.

13. Practical competency and underpinning knowledge
13.1 Defining competency and knowledge
13.2 Requirements for different supervisors

14. Control points and check points
14.1 Process spinning
14.2 Process - post spinning
14.3 Process - doubling
14.4 Process - weaving preparatory
14.5 Process - weaving
etc.

15. Normal problems and non-conformities
15.1 Blow room
15.2 Carding
15.3 Combing
15.4 Draw frames
15.5 Speed frames
etc.

References : p. 252-253 . _ Index : p. 254- 258