Productivity and ergonomics: A strong relationship leading to best working results

European Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-60

  Generalis, George ^a   Mylonakis, John ^b  

^a Meliora Consulting   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ergonomics; Human factors; Productivity; Work place design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547872782     PISSN: 14502267     EISSN: 14502267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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