Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering

This volume focuses on the human aspects of manufacturing. It covers a broad spectrum of ergonomics and human factors issues highlighting the design of contemporary manufacturing systems. The book also discusses issues that arise in both the shop floor and office environments, in the quest for manufacturing agility, i.e. enhancement and integration of human skills with hardware performance for improved market competitiveness, management of change, product and process quality, and human-system reliability.