ABSTRACT
Ergonomics practitioners should generally focus on the measurement of the work itself and use published data on human interrelationships with that type of situation. To understand the purpose of measurement in manufacturing ergonomics it is instructive to consider a traditional definition of the profession: the scientific analysis of human characteristics, capabilities and limitations applied to the design of equipment, environments, jobs, and organizations. Ergonomics involves both sufficient analysis and design. The design element of the ergonomics cycle is the key to ergonomics and engineering practice. Manufacturing and manufacturing ergonomics have the purposes of quality, productivity, safety, health, and motivation. The resolution of measurement is a very important consideration for manufacturing ergonomics. Precision and resolution are concerns in the measurement of the independent variables. Ergonomists are well aware of the occurrence of interactions among independent and concomitant variables regarding their effects on outcome variables.
