The Benefits of Human-centred Design in Industrial Practices: Re-design of Workstations in Pipe Industry

Procedia Manufacturing

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages 1247-1254

  Peruzzini, Margherita ^a   Carassai, Stefano ^a   Pellicciari, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital Human Models (DHM); Human Centred Design (HCD); Manufacturing Ergonomics; Virtual Reality; Workstation design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029871790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519789     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2017.07.251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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