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Advances in Social & Occupational Ergonomics

Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Social & Occupational Ergonomics, July 17-21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Richard H.M. Goossens

    1. Department Industrial Design, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, CE Delft, The Netherlands

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  • 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 605)

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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 2017 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, held on July 17-21, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, 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.

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Macroergonomics Solutions of Engineering Management Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Psychosocial Aspects of New Technology Implementation

      • Dennis R. Jones
      Pages 3-8

    3. How to Make Maintenance Processes More Efficient Using Lean Tools?

      • Małgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, Anna Saniuk
      Pages 9-20

    4. One Point Lesson as a Tool for Work Standardization and Optimization - Case Study

      • Katarzyna Szwedzka, Jan Kaczmarek
      Pages 21-31

    5. Implementation of TPM Methodology in Worker Fatigue Management - A Macroergonomic Approach

      • Marcin Butlewski, Grzegorz Dahlke, Milena Drzewiecka-Dahlke, Adam Górny, Leszek Pacholski
      Pages 32-41

    6. Methodology of Maturity Level Rating for Macro Ergonomic System in Area of Sustainable Development

      • Leszek Pacholski, Marek Szczuka
      Pages 42-51

    7. Spread Page Approach to Document Management

      • Robert Waszkowski
      Pages 52-61

    8. Classified Document Flow Management

      • Robert Waszkowski, Tadeusz Nowicki, Maciej Kiedrowicz
      Pages 62-71

    9. The Use of IT Technologies in the Development of Employees

      • Jerzy Olszewski, Alicja Rytelewska
      Pages 72-80

    10. Research Methods of Utility of Smartphones in Mobile Telecare

      • Wiesław Grzybowski, Adam Minkowski, Jerzy Olszewski
      Pages 81-90

    11. Total Quality Management in the Improvement of Work Environment – Conditions of Ergonomics

      • Adam Górny
      Pages 91-100

    12. Improvement of Interactive Products Based on an Algorithm Minimizing Information Gap

      • Ewa Więcek-Janka, Małgorzata Sławińska
      Pages 101-109

    13. Diagram Process as a Tool to Improve Communication Process Inside a Company – Case Study

      • Maciej Siemieniak
      Pages 110-121

    14. A Study of the Analysis Framework to Construct the Mechanism Model of Intellectual Productivity Changes Affected by Workplace Environment

      • Kimi Ueda, Daisuke Kamihigashi, Hiroshi Shimoda, Hirotake Ishii, Fumiaki Obayashi, Kazuhiro Taniguchi
      Pages 122-131

    15. Workplace Violence: The Change Laboratory as a Tool for Expansive Learning in the Activity of Social Reintegration of Adolescent Offenders

      • Luciana Pena Morgado, Rodolfo Andrade de Gouveia Vilela, Silvio Beltramelli Neto, Mara Alice Conti Takahashi, Elisa De Devittis Camuzzo
      Pages 132-141

    16. A Survey on Occupational Safety and Health Awareness Among School Teachers in Kelantan, Malaysia

      • Nurul Husna Che Hassan, Nor Kamilah Makhtar, Ahmad Rasdan Ismail, Muhammad Azwadi Sulaiman, Noor Syuhadah Subki, Noor Adilah Hamzah et al.
      Pages 142-151

  3. Human Aspects of Change Management and Implementation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Dynamics of Interactions – Motivation

      • Zbigniew Wisniewski, Aleksandra Polak-Sopinska, Malgorzata Wisniewska, Magdalena Wrobel-Lachowska
      Pages 155-163

    3. A Change of Approach to Management from the Functional to the Process One – A Human Factor and an Administrative Factor in a Public University

      • Zbigniew Wisniewski, Joanna Mnich
      Pages 164-170
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Editors and Affiliations

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

    Richard H.M. Goossens

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