Journal article
Integrating ergonomics in design processes: a case study within an engineering consultancy firm
Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Production and Service Management, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Engineering Systems Group, Production and Service Management, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
This paper reports on a case study within an engineering consultancy firm, where engineering designers and ergonomists were working together on the design of a new hospital sterile processing plant. The objective of the paper is to gain a better understanding of the premises for integrating ergonomics into engineering design processes and how different factors either promote or limit the integration.
Based on a grounded theory approach a model illustrating these factors is developed and different hypotheses about how these factors either promote and/or limit the integration of ergonomics into design processes is presented along with the model.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | IOS Press |
Year: | 2012 |
Pages: | 949-955 |
ISSN: | 18759270 and 10519815 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3233/WOR-2012-0268-949 |
ORCIDs: | Broberg, Ole |