A general framework for the manufacturing workstation design optimization: A combined ergonomic and operational approach

SIMULATION

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 306-329

  del Rio Vilas, David ^a   Monteil, Nadia Rego ^a   Longo, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

digital human modelling and simulation (DHMS); production manufacturing systems; workstations design

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL HUMAN MODELLING; KEY ELEMENTS; OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION; WORKSTATION DESIGN;

DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; RESEARCH;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84876047882     PISSN: 00375497     EISSN: 17413133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0037549712462862     Document Type: Article

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