A recurring challenge in the education of OR/MS professionals is the need for practice in deploying key tool sets across a variety of domains. This need is particularly acute in the area of human factors engineering (HFE), a field traditionally concerned with the design and evaluation of combined human/technological systems. However, foundational HFE research has historically been undertaken in domains (such as emergency response) that rarely intersect with those found in other OR/MS areas (such as finance). These strong ties to HFE research domains therefore imply high startup costs for students wishing to engage HFE's core intellectual content.
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