Seminars
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Tour Seminars

Seminars for tours 1 and 2 were held at the Regional Business Asss8itance Center (RBAC) office on Saturday, January 30 and Sunday, January 31. The purpose of these seminars was to have the tour members share their post-tour experiences and to give CEI a chance to hear from the companies they had not been able to visit. The comments by the participants are incorporated in the company discussions. The participants were given the following questionnaire by the Oblast Administration.

QUESTIONNAIRE:

To represent the results of the MTM Productivity Study Tour to the USA at the seminar held in the Regional State Administration on February 2, 1999

1. 1. What technological processes learned in the United States do you plan to introduce at your plant?
2. What are the terms, costs and sources of financing for the planned introduction of the American technologies?
3. What will be the advantages of application of the American technologies at your plant?
4. How do you estimate the readiness of American companies to participate in creation of a joint venture with your company?
5. Are you interested in visiting the USA additionally to establish new contacts and receive additional information? What specific questions are you interested in? What is the necessary duration of the tour?
6. Are you ready to visit the USA for getting additional knowledge at the expense of your company?
7. What changes can be introduced into the MTM Productivity Study Tour in order to improve its efficiency?
8. Name of the company, main activities

Oblast Seminar

On Tuesday, February 2, a seminar was held at the Kharkiv Oblast Administration. The purpose of the seminar was to inform Oblast officials about the MTM Productivity Study Tour Program. Members of the Oblast Administration, Kharkiv City Council and press were invited as well as all the participants (most of whom were in attendance). The meeting lasted more than two hours. Alexander Dudka acted as moderator. Leland Cole gave an introductory talk covering the background of the program and the selection process. Six participants made presentation on the program from the perspective of their industry. There was a short question and answer period after each talk. At the conclusion of the meeting two Oblast officials gave short talks about the importance of the program and the need for the participants to disseminate the information to others in their industries. Technical Manuals were distributed to the Oblast officials and to the participants.

After the meeting, the reporter interviewed Leland M. Cole and a complimentary appeared in the Thursday edition of the Evening Kharkiv.

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