Workstation redesign for a repetitive drill press operation: A combined work design and ergonomics approach

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 395-410

  Das, Biman ^a   Shikdar, Ashraf A ^b   Winters, Troy ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT; PRODUCTION QUANTITY; QUALITY OUTPUT; WORK DESIGN;

DRILLING; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 34447284960     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20060     Document Type: Article

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