The rationalisation movement in perspective and some ergonomic implications

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Björkman, Torsten ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Lean production; Rationalisation; Reengineering; Review; Taylorism

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TIME AND MOTION STUDY;

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING; LEAN PRODUCTION; RATIONALISATION; TAYLORISM; WORK PHYSIOLOGY;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; ERGONOMICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0342716486     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-6870(95)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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