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Macroergonomic Compatibility Index for Manufacturing Systems. A Case Study

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Advances in Ergonomics of Manufacturing: Managing the Enterprise of the Future (AHFE 2017)

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Macroergononomic compatibility (MC) is labeled as a competitive advantage; however, in Mexico the knowledge about MC and its advantages is still scarce. This chapter presents a case study on a macroergonomic compatibility index (MCI) for manufacturing systems in Mexico. Variables used to measure MC are macroergonomic factors Person, Organization, Technology and tools, Tasks, and Environment, and their corresponding macroergonomic elements. MCI is based on dimensional analysis methodology and it has a scale of [0, 1], where 1 is the optimal value. For MCI < 0.7 macroergonomic practices (MPs) are required. According MCI value, a linguistic term is assigned. Data are collected by applying a validated macroergonomic compatibility questionnaire to middle and senior employees of manufacturing systems and also to experts in Ergonomics. Results show that MPs are required on all macroergonomic factors and elements. Then, MPs must be promoted in the design of manufacturing systems.

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    A work system consists of two or more persons interacting with some form of job design, hardware or software, internal or external environment, and an organizational design.

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The authors would like to thank the workers involved in this study, experts in ergonomics and the National Council of Science and Technology for their valuable help.

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  1. Technological Institute of Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico

    Arturo Realyvásquez & Alejandra Arana

  2. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

    Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías & Jorge Luis García-Alcaraz

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Realyvásquez, A., Maldonado-Macías, A.A., García-Alcaraz, J.L., Arana, A. (2018). Macroergonomic Compatibility Index for Manufacturing Systems. A Case Study. In: Trzcielinski, S. (eds) Advances in Ergonomics of Manufacturing: Managing the Enterprise of the Future. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 606. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60474-9_17

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