Preferred 11 different job rotation types in automotive company and their effects on productivity, quality and musculoskeletal disorders: comparison between subjective and actual scores by workers’ age

Ergonomics

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1318-1326

  Jeon, In Sik ^a   Jeong, Byung Yong ^b   Jeong, Ji Hyun ^c  

^a Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

^b Hansung University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

automotive industry; Autonomous job rotation; musculoskeletal disorders; productivity and quality; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

ASSEMBLY LINE; AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES; HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANIES; JOB ROTATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; PERCEIVED BENEFITS; PRODUCTION DATA; SATISFACTION;

ROTATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOENGINEERING; CAR; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROCEDURES; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILES; EFFICIENCY; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84959220734     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2016.1140816     Document Type: Article

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