Process mapping as a tool for participative integration of human factors into work system design

European Journal of Industrial Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 273-290

  Lim, Aileen J ^a   Village, Judy ^a   Salustri, Filippo A ^a   Neumann, W Patrick ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human factors; Participatory macroergonomics; Process mapping; Production systems design process

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MANUFACTURE; MAPPING;

BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING; DESIGN PROCESS; ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURERS; MISSING INFORMATION; PARTICIPATORY MACROERGONOMICS; PROACTIVE HUMAN FACTORS; PROCESS MAPPING; PRODUCTION SYSTEM DESIGNS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84898947903     PISSN: 17515254     EISSN: 17515262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EJIE.2014.060477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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