Assessment of working conditions in two different semiconductor manufacturing lines: Effective ergonomics interventions

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 391-407

  Wong, Saw Bin ^a   Richardson, Stanley ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health; Musculoskeletal disorders; Productivity; Semiconductors manufacturing

Indexed keywords

LEAN PRODUCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

CONDITION; CONVENTIONAL LINE; ERGONOMIC INTERVENTION; MANUFACTURING LINES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PRODUCTION LINE; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING; SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LINE; TWO-LINE; WORKERS';

JOB SATISFACTION;

EID: 77957752256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15206564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20189     Document Type: Article

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