The right track for ergonomics in assembly work? : a comparison between two productivity concepts on ergonomics and productivity
conference paper
This paper is part of the proceedings of the annual spring conference of the GfA on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Gesellschaft für Arbeitswissenschaft e.v. (GfA) and the XVII annual conference of the International Society for Occupational Ergonomics & Safety (ISOES), Munich, Germany, May 7th-9th, 2003. To improve productivity and ergonomics in an emergency lighting manufacturing company an integral participatory approach was applied. In close cooperation with company representatives a new assembly concept was developed and designed and to evaluate a comparison was made between batch production (old situation) and flow assembly (new situation). The goals were to assess productivity, physical workload, mental load and job satisfaction. Six workers with experience in both the old and the new work situation participated in the comparison. They worked during a whole day in the old situation and a whole day in the new situation. The new situation turned out to be better on almost all parameters. But it is important to keep in mind that increased productivity also intensifies the work, so more attention to job rotation is recommended.
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TNO Identifier
276860
ISBN
3-935089-68-6
Publisher
Ergonomia Verlag
Source title
Quality of work and products in enterprises of the future [Qualität von Arbeit und Produkt im Unternehmen der Zukunft]: Proceedings of the Annual Spring Conference of the GfA on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of the Gesellschaft fur Arbeitswisssenschaft e.V. (GfA) and the 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES), Munich, May 7-9th, 2003
Editor(s)
Strasser, H.
Kluth, K.
Rausch, H.
Bubb, H.
Kluth, K.
Rausch, H.
Bubb, H.
Place of publication
Stuttgart
Pages
289-292
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