ERGONOMÍA OCUPACIONAL - SOCIEDAD DE ERGONOMISTAS ...

Ergonomía Ocupacional. Investigaciones y Aplicaciones. Vol 3 2010
Keywords: Ergonomic Compatibility Attributes, Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Decision
Making Processes, Ergonomic Compatibility Survey for AMT.
1. INTRODUCTION
This section presents the problem description, the objectives of this investigation and finally the
justification and the scope.
1.1 Problem Description
According to the Metal-Mechanic Industry Directory 2008 (Directorio de la Industria Metal-
Mecánica, DIMM, by its initials in Spanish) in Juarez City, there are approximately 200 companies
in the field of Metal-Mechanic Industry, which represents an important source of jobs for the city.
Thus, it is believed that there is substantial amount of workers engaged in the use of AMT.
However, studies about the characteristics of the personnel and employees related with the
operation and management of AMT and the integration of safety and ergonomic attributes in the
decision making processes are scarce locally.
It is well known that managers and DM face the problem of selection of many AMT
alternatives; and there are multiple attributes involved in making a good decision, so it is difficult to
consider all in their totality. In this way, this research pretends to explore the integration of ECA on
the selection of AMT among 30 DM in local industries and to promote the consciousness about
the benefits of ergonomics’ implementation.
1.1.1 Objectives
The objectives that arise in this work are divided into three specific and one general goal, which
are explained below:
1.1.1.1 General Objective
Increase knowledge about the consideration of ergonomic attributes on the acquisition of
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) by means of a descriptive study and the application
of the ECS to 30 DM in local companies.
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