THE PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE BY TRACK VEHICLE MECHANICS AND MAINTENANCE SERGEANTS.
Abstract
As one step in improving vehicle maintenance in armor units, an 8-hour performance test on troubleshooting, testing, adjusting, and inspecting was given to 413 track vehicle mechanics (TVMs) and 69 maintenance sergeants. Average successful test performance by the TVMs was lower than had been expected, and was not significantly affected by amount of job experience. The men who had a TVM course showed no more gain in proficiency from job experience than did those who had not such a course. The results were confirmed by a questionnaire given to 46 Ordnance Corps civilian maintenance technicians. For diagnostic purposes, errors were analyzed by types and suggestions for improving training were derived from the results of the test. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0478720
Entities
People
- John P. Smith
Organizations
- George Washington University