The purpose of this paper is to systematically examine available empirical evidence on the
impact of human factors (HF) in the design and management of manufacturing operations on …

In 2015, the UN defined well-being and decent work/economic growth as two of 17
sustainable development objectives. Nevertheless, the extreme pressure for businesses to …

This research examines the status of human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) metrics in the
case context of product realisation in an electronics manufacturing company. Interactions …

The 'design for human factors' grounded theory explains 'how'human factors (HF) went from
a reactive, after-injury programme in safety, to being proactively integrated into each step of …

This article extends previous work on co-optimization of production and corrective and
preventive maintenance including lockout/tagout. We study the impact of human error on …

Introduction Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) constitute a substantial fraction of workplace
injuries and can result in costs to employers, workers, and societies as a whole. MSD …

OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Worker well-being and overall system performance are
important elements in the design of production lines. However, studies of industry practice …

Healthcare systems are under pressure to control costs and improve performance. Efforts to
apply improvement trends such as “Lean” and other industrial engineering approaches have …

Engineering innovations in car disassembly systems are studied for affects on system
operators' risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI). Objective instrumented measures of injury risk …

Background: Ergonomic interventions and ergonomic redesign are researched upon today
in the realms of'Prevention through Design'towards addressing the occupational health and …