What are the obstacles and needs of proactive ergonomics measures at early product development stages? - An interview study in five Swedish companies

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 406-415

  Falck, Ann Christine ^a   Rosenqvist, Mikael ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Assembly ergonomics; Development; Interview; Manufacturing; Proactive design; Production

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY QUALITY; CORRECTIVE MEASURES; COST-EFFICIENT; DESIGN ENGINEERS; DESIGN PHASIS; DEVELOPMENT; ERGONOMICS PRINCIPLES; HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGISLATION; INTERVIEW; INTERVIEW STUDY; MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS; NEW PRODUCT; PRODUCT QUALITY; PRODUCTION DESIGNS; PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING; WORK-RELATED; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ASSEMBLY; ENGINEERS; INDUSTRY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MANUFACTURE; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84862142826     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: 18728219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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