Documentation in large-scale engineering design: Information processing and defensive mechanisms to generate information overload

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 295-310

  Anette Wulff, Ingrid ^a   Rasmussen, Bente ^a   Westgaard, Rolf H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Documentation; Information overload; Large scale engineering design

Indexed keywords

JOB ANALYSIS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

INFORMATION OVERLOAD; LARGE SCALE ENGINEERING DESIGN;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0343415653     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00020-7     Document Type: Article

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