Development of metric method and framework model of integrated complexity evaluations of production process for ergonomics workstations

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 2429-2445

  Kong, Fansen ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

complexity evaluation; ergonomics evaluations; information processing economy; integrated complexity; production process

Indexed keywords

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

COMPLEXITY EVALUATION; ERGONOMICS EVALUATIONS; EVALUATION METHODS; INTEGRATED COMPLEXITY; MANUFACTURING SITES; OPERATOR SELECTIONS; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; PRODUCTION PROCESS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 85053549913     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1519266     Document Type: Article

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