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A Study on the Utilization of Retired Professionals for SME's Smart Factory Construction: Focusing on the Mediating Effect of Smart Meister Competence

중소기업의 스마트팩토리 구축을 위한 퇴직전문인력 활용에 관한 연구: 스마트 마이스터 역량의 매개효과를 중심으로

  • Koo, Il Seob (Department of Industrial Management Engineering, Namseoul University)
  • 구일섭 (남서울대학교 산업경영공학과)
  • Received : 2021.11.01
  • Accepted : 2021.12.10
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

The construction of smart factories for government SMEs is not easy due to the lack of professional manpower. The use of retired professionals is a way to solve the problem to some extent and to solve the job problem of seniors by effectively utilizing social assets. This study examines the effectiveness of using Meister based on a survey of 195 companies participating in the Smart Meister Support Program. As a result, the better pre-participation readiness and the better management and coordination of change during the participation, the more significant influence was on Meister's ability development and corporate performance. In particular, it was confirmed that Meister's competence plays a role in both 'pre-participation readiness and business performance' and 'between change management during participation and business performance'. In order to improve the performance of the smart meister business in the future, it is necessary to proactively promote the purpose and purpose of the business targeting companies that wish to participate in the business. In addition, it was found that it is necessary to support the development of change management in order to minimize the resistance to innovation during the project. It will be possible to enhance social competitiveness by resolving senior jobs and strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs by discovering and utilizing Meister, who is an expert among retirees.

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Funding for this paper was provided by Namseoul University year 2021.

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