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Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics

Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA

  • Reports on cutting-edge research in social and occupational ergonomics
  • Discusses different types of organizational structures, including virtual ones
  • Gives a special emphasis to lifelong learning, personalized learning, and work-life balance in enterprises
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 487)

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Table of contents (42 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Macroergonomic Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. 3D Laser Models for the Ergonomic Assessment of the Working Environment

      • Marcin Butlewski, Małgorzata Sławińska, Mateusz Niedźwiecki
      Pages 15-23
    3. A Multi-Criterial Hardware Assessment of the Psychophysical Capacity of Workers in the Investigation of Fatigue

      • Grzegorz Dahlke, Milena Drzewiecka, Marcin Butlewski, Leszek Pacholski
      Pages 25-34
    4. The Maintenance Management in the Macro-Ergonomics Context

      • Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, Anna Saniuk, Tadeusz Nowicki
      Pages 35-46
  3. Social and Occupational Innovation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
    2. Caregiver Centered Transfer Aid Designed for Home Care Needs

      • Kao-Hua Liu, Chien-Hsu Chen
      Pages 69-78
    3. A Future Framework of Knowledge-Based Ergonomics Assessment System at Workplace in Automotive Assembly Plant

      • Fazilah Abdul Aziz, Zakri Ghazalli, Nik Mohd Zuki Nik Mohamed, Amri Isfar
      Pages 93-105
    4. Quality Management in Toy and Children’s Furniture Manufacturing

      • Mieczysław Rajkiewicz, Anna Walaszczyk, Zbigniew Wisniewski
      Pages 107-115
    5. Modelling Formation of Attitudes to Change

      • Zbigniew Wisniewski, Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska, Mieczyslaw Rajkiewicz, Malgorzata Wisniewska, Piotr Sopinski
      Pages 117-127
    6. Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Poland: What Do Small and Micro Enterprise Employers Know?

      • Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska, Zbigniew Wisniewski, Marta Jedraszek-Wisniewska
      Pages 129-141
  4. Modeling and Systems in Occupational Ergonomics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Elements of Workforce Diversity in Japanese Nursing Workplace

      • Yasuyuki Yamada, Motoki Mizuno, Teruko Shimizu, Yuji Asano, Takumi Iwaasa, Takeshi Ebara
      Pages 167-176
    3. Research on Urban Rail Driver’s Mental Workload Based on Extenics

      • Lan-peng Li, Zhi-gang Liu, Hai-yan Zhu, Lin Zhu
      Pages 177-188

About this book

This book reports on cutting-edge research related to social and occupational factors. It presents innovative contributions to the optimization of sociotechnical management systems, which consider organizational, policy, and logistical issues. It discusses timely topics related to communication, crew resource management, work design, participatory design, as well as teamwork, community ergonomics, cooperative work, and warning systems. Moreover, it reports on new work paradigms, organizational cultures, virtual organizations, telework, and quality management. The book reports on cutting-edge infrastructures implemented for different purposes such as urban, health, and enterprise. It discusses the growing role of automated systems and presents innovative solutions addressing the needs of special populations. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, held on July 27-31 in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, the book provides readers with a comprehensive view of the current challenges in both organizational and occupational ergonomics, highlighting key connections between them and underlining the importance of emotional factors in influencing human performance.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, CE Delft, The Netherlands

    Richard H.M. Goossens

Bibliographic Information

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Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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