Integration of Ergonomics and Lean Six Sigma. A Model Proposal

Isabel L. Nunes

doi:10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.124

Integration of Ergonomics and Lean Six Sigma. A Model Proposal

Isabel L. Nunes

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Lean Six Sigma (LSS) aims to help companies continuous improvement (CI), coping with the strong business competition and gaining organizational effectiveness. Both Ergonomics and LSS are system-oriented approaches and could have a synergistic effect in CI. The integration of Ergonomics and LSS requires a new methodological framework that evolves from their single approaches, which coherently applies the principles of both and simultaneously ensuring gains in productivity and in working conditions. To help SME (99% of all businesses in EU) to realize their full potential a tool that supports the implementation of the mentioned framework is also desirable. A practical tool to fulfill this goal can assume the form of a Decision Support System (DSS). Therefore the objective of this paper is to present the model of a framework and of an associated DSS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	890-897
Number of pages	8
Journal	Procedia Manufacturing
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.124
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2015) - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2015 → 30 Jul 2015 Conference number: 6th

Keywords

Decision Support Systems
DMAIC
Methodological framework
SME
Working conditions

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