An ergonomics action research demonstration: integrating human factors into assembly design processes

Ergonomics

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1574-1589

  Village, J ^a   Greig, M ^a   Salustri, F ^a   Zolfaghari, S ^a   Neumann, W P ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

action research; design; ergonomics; human factors; macro ergonomics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACTION RESEARCH; ASSEMBLY DESIGNS; DESIGN PROCESS; DIFFERENT STAGES; ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING; ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS; MACRO-ERGONOMICS; SIGN-OFF;

DESIGN;

BIOENGINEERING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNIVERSITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84907579341     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2014.938128     Document Type: Article

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