Lean production (LP) has been increasingly adopted in complex systems, such as
healthcare and construction sites. However, little is known of the extent to which the lean …

This special issue invites to a debate to elaborate on differences and similarities between
the perspectives of High Reliability Organisation (HRO) and Resilience Engineering (RE) …

In a socio-technical work domain, humans, device interfaces and artefacts all affect
transformations of information flow. Such transformations, which may involve a change of …

Automated driving is technically advanced but proof of its safety is required for a successful
market launch. Unfortunately, this evidence cannot be provided by current approval …

Poor cockpit monitoring has been identified as an important contributor to aviation accidents.
Improving pilots' monitoring strategies could therefore help to enhance flight safety. During …

This study was designed to investigate the cultural and cognitive dimensions of debriefing.
Pilots and flight examiners from five airlines were involved in this cognitive anthropological …

Debriefing is an important practice for learning from experience especially in high-risk
industries, including the medical field and aviation. Although it might be assumed that tools …

Previous research investigating work activities and cognition in multi-crew airline flight decks
has used a joint cognitive systems approach. However, is this approach suitable when some …

Aircraft accidents over the last decade have raised questions about the most effective way to
transition pilots onto new aircraft automation systems. This debate can range from the details …

Two seminal papers investigating the cognition involved in navigating modern, multi-crew
aircraft developed a joint cognitive system approach while focusing on how a cockpit …