Design method for multi-user workstations utilizing anthropometry and preference data

Mahoney, Joseph M.; Kurczewski, Nicolas A.; Froede, Erick W.

doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2014.07.003

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“…In Jung, Kwon, and You (2009), digital human models were employed to design and visualise workstations. Recently, Mahoney, Kurczewski, and Froede (2015) developed a design method for multi-user workstations utilising anthropometry and preference data. Savin, Gaudez, and Marsot (2015) developed a dynamic digital human model based on robotics and physics simulation, controlled automatically in force and acceleration and inspired by human motor control.…”

Section: Worktation Design In Dfhsmentioning

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Design for human safety in manufacturing systems: applications of design theories, methodologies, tools and techniques

Sadeghi

Dantan

Siadat

et al. 2016

Journal of Engineering Design

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During recent decades, there has been growing awareness of human safety in the design process. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on design for human safety (DfHS) in manufacturing systems. To this end, a process for systematically reviewing DfHS studies was used. The authors focused in particular on the applications of design theories and methodologies (DTM) and design tools and techniques (DTT) to analyse and identify work situations in order to improve human safety in manufacturing system design. The authors also tried to identify the design phases in which these DTM and DTT could be applied. This research review covered papers published between 1980 and 2015, and combined seven groups of terms: DfHS, design, safety, DTM, DTT, risk and working situation. A critical analysis was also performed in view to defining a research agenda and the most prominent key actions capable of pointing out paths for future research.

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Section: Worktation Design In Dfhsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design for human safety in manufacturing systems: applications of design theories, methodologies, tools and techniques

Sadeghi

Dantan

Siadat

et al. 2016

Journal of Engineering Design

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“…This model can generate workstation layouts adapted simultaneously to several workers or to various production processes in the same post. In addition, the system can automatically generate new layouts when the workers' sequence of movements change and, since tracking algorithms can capture several workers simultaneously, it could be adapted for designing workstations for group interaction (Mahoney et al, 2015).…”

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Using RGB-D sensors and evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts

2017

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RGB-D sensors can collect postural data in an automatized way. However, the application of these devices in real work environments requires overcoming problems such as lack of accuracy or body parts' occlusion. This work presents the use of RGB-D sensors and genetic algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts. RGB-D sensors are used to capture workers' movements when they reach objects on workbenches. Collected data are then used to optimize workstation layout by means of genetic algorithms considering multiple ergonomic criteria. Results show that typical drawbacks of using RGB-D sensors for body tracking are not a problem for this application, and that the combination with intelligent algorithms can automatize the layout design process. The procedure described can be used to automatically suggest new layouts when workers or processes of production change, to adapt layouts to specific workers based on their ways to do the tasks, or to obtain layouts simultaneously optimized for several production processes.

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“…The layout must also include appropriate furniture, which is designed ergonomically correct and suitable for different settings (Van Meel et al , 2010; Mahoney et al , 2015). If workplaces are going to be used by different people, then the work desks should be easily adaptable in height and chairs should be easily regulated to fit individual preferences.…”

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Productivity as a value parameter for FM and CREM

Jensen

Voordt

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate how facilities management (FM) and corporate real estate management (CREM) can add value to organisations by contributing to improved productivity of knowledge workers, and to explore interrelationships between productivity, employee satisfaction and other value parameters. Design/methodology/approach This is a literature research of possible contributions of FM and CREM to improved labour productivity in relation to five activity areas of FM/CREM (portfolio management, project management, space and workplace management, property management and service management) and a first exploration of interrelationships between productivity and other value parameters. Findings The findings indicate that FM and CREM most directly can contribute to productivity by space and workplace management that supports different types of work and organisational activities. Portfolio and project management can mostly contribute by providing appropriate locations, adjacency relations between different parts of the organisation and supporting process flow and logistics. Property management can contribute to productivity by ensuring business continuity and comfortable indoor climate. Service management can contribute by relieving staff from trivial tasks by efficient services and by providing exiting experiences. Productivity shows to be mainly positively related to satisfaction; insights into interrelationships with other value parameters are still limited. Practical implications The results can be used to obtain a deeper understanding of how FM and CREM can add value to organisations by contributing to improved labour productivity. Practitioners can find inspiration on how to contribute to labour productivity and additional benefits within specific activity areas of FM and CREM. The exploration of interrelationships between productivity and other values can be used as input to a future research agenda. Originality/value The paper adds new insights to the growing body of knowledge about how FM/CREM can contribute to increased labour productivity and how other value parameters may be interrelated with productivity.

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Design method for multi-user workstations utilizing anthropometry and preference data

Cited by 20 publications

References 19 publications

Design for human safety in manufacturing systems: applications of design theories, methodologies, tools and techniques

Design for human safety in manufacturing systems: applications of design theories, methodologies, tools and techniques

Using RGB-D sensors and evolutionary algorithms for the optimization of workstation layouts

Productivity as a value parameter for FM and CREM

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