Integrating Decision Support Systems and Ergonomics:A Case Study of Software Designed for Evaluatingand Controlling Ergonomic Stresses

摘要

The study examines the use of a computerized decision support system developed for evaluatingand controlling erg ergonomic stresses in an automobile assembly plant. The decision support systemonomic is based on a database of job videos, standardized work information, upper-extremity physicalstress ratings for over 400 jobs, and historical job data that could be used in the job evaluation andimprovement process. The study showed the software was useful to the extent that it had a user- userfriendlydesign, provided a significant amount of job information in one centralized location, andfriendly facilitated a more detailed analysis during injury investigation investigation.