Stock management influence on manual materials handling in two warehouse superstores

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-201

  Denis, D ^a   St Vincent, M ^a   Imbeau, D ^b   Trudeau, R ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ROBERT SAUVÉ EN SANTÉ ET EN SÉCURITÉ DU TRAVAIL   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ergonomic intervention; Health and safety; Manual materials handling; Stock management; Warehouse superstore

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH; WAREHOUSES;

ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING; STOCK MANAGEMENT; WAREHOUSE SUPERSTORE;

INVENTORY CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ERGONOMICS; FALLING; MANUAL LABOR; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PURCHASING; RISK FACTOR; STORAGE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TEAMWORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33644628580     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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