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    "ocrText": "- 36\nshould visit the U.S. Care should be exercised that the technicians selected are factory management personnel,\nand that several men from a given factory be sent abroad together.\"20\n5.04\nThe sector scope of the Productivity Teams sent by Productivity Centers in Western Europe\nto the U.S. was very wide. For example, in France, even at the start of the program by December 1951, the\nfollowing sectors out of a total of 131 Productivity Teams had sent Teams or had approval for the early\ndeparture of Teams in the following representative fields:21/\nHeavy Electrical machinery\nPetrochemicals\nGrey Iron Foundry\nMachine Tools\nPlastic\nElectric Power\nFootwear\nMens clothing\nFuse Utilization\nSteel Tubes\nMetal Forming\nPublic Works, Road Construction\nManagement Engineers\nBuilding Construction\nCotton spinning, twisting\nHydroelectric Engineers\nExpert Accountants\nSmall Electrical Equipment\nNitrogenous Fertilizer\nIron and Steel\nSecondary Non-Ferrous metals\nMetal Mining\nPetroleum Engineering\nPhosphate and Mixed Fertilizers\nElectro Metallurgy\nCommercial Distribution\nPlastics, Synthetic Organic Chemicals\nTextile Market Research\nMisc. Marketing\nAgricultural Studies\nFarm Machinery\nDairy Industry\nAgricultural Engineering\nFruits and Vegetables\nLivestock Production\nFarm Youth\nCommercial Poultry\nTrade Union Productivity\nGovt., Labor, Management\nShipbuilding\nNon-Ferrous\nFarm Mechanization\n5.05\nThe sector coverage by Productivity Teams was similar to the above for other major European\nnations. Fewer teams were organized and sent by smaller and less developed countries. As of June 30, 1951,\nat an early stage of the Marshall Plan productivity restructuring program, the Productivity Teams (and smaller\nTeams called Productivity Groups) numbered for the European nations and the OEEC below:\nCountry\nNo. of\nCountry\nNo. of\nCountry\nNo. of Teams\nTeams\nTeams\nAustria\n29\nGreece\n32\nPortugal\n6\nBelgium\n45\nIceland\n11\nSweden\n36\nDenmark\n137\nIreland\n46\nTurkey\n27\nFrance\n131\nItaly\n54\nUnited Kingdom\n115\nGermany\n72\nNetherlands\n84\nOEEC\n4622\n5.06\nProductivity Teams were organized by the Productivity Centers with the primary input of the\nrespective industry or sector through its Industry or Trade Association, and with the participation of the\n20/\nBLS, \"Productivity and Technological Development Branch Report of August 2, 1948.\"\n21/\nECA, \"Technical Assistance Division Report of January 18, 1951.\"\n22/\nECA, \"Technical Assistance Division Report of January 18, 1951.\""
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