A case study of a principally new way of materials kitting - An evaluation of time consumption and physical workload

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-65

  Christmansson, M ^a   Medbo, L ^b   Hansson, G A ^c   Ohlsson, K ^c   Unge Bystrom J ^c   Moller T ^a   Forsman, M ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case study; Manual materials handling; Materials kitting; Order picking; Physical workload; Production systems; Time consumption

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PLANTS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

MATERIAL KITTING;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; STRESS; TIME; VIDEORECORDING; WORKLOAD; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0036272637     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(02)00077-X     Document Type: Article

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