Overall, it is argued that combining vertical multi-skills and horizontal multi-skills can leapfrog traditional skill trade-offs that limit prosperity growth.
Paper presents a hybrid Differential Evolution and Greedy Algorithm (DEGR) applied to solve Multi-Skill Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problem.
We took the line, let's invest in people, let's incentivize them to multi-skill across the factory, so that when things are tight, or we get a run on something, we can move people around".
Methodologies and technologies available to facilitate the combination of vertical multi-skills and horizontal multi-skills are described.
It is explained that trade-offs can be leapfrogged by combining hitherto separate skills within vertical multi-skills and horizontal multi-skills.
At the same time, horizontal multi-skills can increase versatility through working across traditional skill boundaries.
I had seen the flyer advertising multi-skills for women, but what made me call the number was the bloke who came to fix our leaky guttering.
Vertical multi-skills can enable increased productivity and consistency through increasing predictability by, for example, application of process design.
The intricacies of plumbing, painting and decorating, electrics, carpentry and a taste of bricklaying, plastering and dry-lining were just a short, multi-skills course away, courtesy of John Laing Training in Woolwich, east London.
"Now I'm going to college next year to do a multi-skills course - plumbing, carpentry, an electrician's course - things like that.
