The influence of controllable task-lighting on productivity: a field study in a factory

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-44

  Juslén, Henri ^a   Wouters, Marius ^a   Tenner, Ariadne ^a  

^a PHILIPS LIGHTING   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Industrial environment; Lighting; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LIGHTING; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ILLUMINANCES; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33747132926     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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