Ergonomic evaluation of complex work: A participative approach employing video-computer interaction, exemplified in a study of order picking

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 435-445

  Kadefors, Roland ^a,b   Forsman, Mikael ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EVALUATION; JOB ANALYSIS; MATERIALS HANDLING; VIDEO RECORDING;

ERGONOMIC EVALUATION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE VIDAR; VIDEO COMPUTER INTERACTION;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0343938880     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(99)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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