The charge of ergonomics--a model according to the influence of ergonomic workplace design for economical and efficient indicators of the automotive industry.
The importance of ergonomic workplace design has been rising incredibly. The knowledge of the interaction with a view to many indicators (e.g. operators' health, quality, productivity etc.) in the automotive assembly shop pushed into another thinking of ergonomics and an increasing awareness of economic possibilities relating to benefits and cost savings aligned with ergonomics. The paper discusses exemplary the various indicators and factors which could be influenced by ergonomic workplace design. These factors are linked each other and support the statement of ergonomic efficiency. Thus, the aim of this paper is to present a model which describes that investments in ergonomic work placement acts with preventive measurements, minimization of losses (refinishing operations, compensation money etc.) and extensive economies on the whole company.
Consultance Ergonomics, Industrial Engineering and Optimization of indirect areas, Volkswagen Group, Berliner Ring 2, Wolfsburg, Germany. nicole.neubert@volkswagen.de
Nicole
N
Neubert
Ralph
R
Bruder
Begoña
B
Toledo
D001336:Automobiles / Q000191:economics*; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics*; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018803:Models, Economic; D016272:Occupational Health; D058996:Quality Improvement