Effect of operator competence on assessment of quality control in manufacturing

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-316

  Lovén, Eva M ^a   Helander, Martin G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

manufacturing training; operator competence; product quality; quality control

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

MANUFACTURING TRAINING; OPERATOR COMPETENCE;

ERGONOMICS;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0031128323     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(96)00040-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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