Design of an flexible e-learning system for employee's education in manufacturing industry based on knowledge management

In the rapid development of global market, there is an urgent need for manufacturing enterprises of China to provide training to its employees to ensure their continuous competence in handling their task. E-learning systems provide a variety of instructional aids and communication methods, and offer learners great flexibility as to the time and place of instruction. Given these advantages, it is not surprising that business and educational institutions are making substantial investments in e-learning systems. This paper proposes E-learning system architecture for employee's education in manufacturing industry that incorporates the functions of manufacturing training materials, scenario case base, and database in terms of integrating Web-based and collaborative problem solving methods in manufacturing collaborative scenario training based on knowledge management.