The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature and negative effects of the “information
overload” phenomenon, exacerbated in recent years by organizational design issues and …

Despite health and safety legislation and ergonomics regulations for several years many
Swedish companies are still unable to effectively prevent the consequences of poor …

Inspiration is a widely recognized phenomenon in everyday life. However, researchers still
know very little about what the process of inspiration entails. This paper investigates …

Proactive ergonomics can improve the overall performance and well-being of the user and
has the potential to improve the product quality and reduce the cost of resources. Application …

In product development there are many design requirements to meet and often tough project
budgets to keep. Requirements that are considered not profitable will often be neglected …

This paper presents the results from a UK survey about the knowledge and information
requirements of managers and engineers in design and service. The survey aimed to gather …

Embedding ergonomics in the design process is often delayed as it requires building
physical prototypes and human subject data collection. This causes retrofitting or expensive …

Ergonomic standards to be used in engineering design are at present being developed
throughout the world. However, not much is known about how ergonomic criteria function in …

Healthcare systems are under pressure to control costs and improve performance. Efforts to
apply improvement trends such as “Lean” and other industrial engineering approaches have …

Poor ergonomics in production systems can compromise performance and cause
musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), which pose a huge cost to society, companies, and …