Design of Work and Development of Personnel in Advanced Manufacturing

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Gavriel Salvendy, Waldemar Karwowski
John Wiley & Sons, Mar 31, 1994 - Technology & Engineering - 578 pages
Presents a framework of worldwide problems, issues and solutions relevant to the design of work and development of personnel in advanced manufacturing systems. Focuses on people and their central roles in automated production resulting from rapid computer-based integration. Addresses social, technical, organizational, managerial and ecological design issues relating to manufacturing success and the business objectives of a firm. Provides solutions to problems of integrating the human element into the production process.
 

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Contents

TAXONOMY FOR WORK ANALYSIS
41
HUMAN SUPERVISORY CONTROL
79
TECHNICAL CHOICE AND WORK DESIGN
103
DESIGN OF WORK AND TECHNOLOGY
125
SKILLS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
159
PERSONNEL SELECTION AND TRAINING
187
MEETING THE TRAINING NEEDS OF EMPLOYEES
219
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS
235
HUMAN PLANNER AND SCHEDULER
331
HUMAN FACTORS IN TEST AND INSPECTION
355
HUMAN FACTORS IN AMT MAINTENANCE
403
MANAGING HUMAN RELIABILITY IN ADVANCED
431
WORKER ATTENTION AND FATIGUE
463
HUMAN ASPECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS
493
OPERATIONAL MODEL FOR INCREASING QUALITY
535
FUTURE TRENDS IN COMPUTERINTEGRATED
553

USES AND BENEFITS
257
SOURCES OF PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY
273
INDEX
571
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About the author (1994)

Gavriel Salvendy is a professor emeritus at Purdue University and the Chair Professor and head of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He also has written and edited thirty books, including Handbook of Industrial Engineering and Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, both published by Wiley.

Waldemar Karwowski is a professor and the Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University of Central Florida. He is the editor of over forty books, including Organization and Management of Advanced Manufacturing and Design of Work and Development of Personnel in Advanced Manufacturing, both published by Wiley.

Bibliographic information

TitleDesign of Work and Development of Personnel in Advanced Manufacturing
Wiley-Interscience publication
EditorsGavriel Salvendy, Waldemar Karwowski
Editionillustrated
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 1994
ISBN0471594474, 9780471594475
Length578 pages
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Technology & Engineering / General
Technology & Engineering / Industrial Engineering
Technology & Engineering / Mechanical
  
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