Humans in Work System Environment - Fundamentals and Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics - page 63

5
Humans in Work
System Environment

5.1 Objectives and Structure of the Article . . . ....... 5-2

5.2 Overview of Selected System Approaches . ....... 5-2

General System Theory and Cybernetics † Socio-Technical
System Approach † Evolution-Theoretical
Approach † Engineering-Scientific System
Approaches † Sociologically Formed System Approaches
5.3 Work System Approach as an
Analytical Framework . ...................... 5-10
Overview of Work System Approach † Elements of a Work
System

5.4 Systematic Design of Work Systems ............ 5-18

Process of Work System Design † Corrective and Conceptive
Work System Design † Sequential and Integrated Work
System Design † Technocentric and Anthropocentric Work
System Design

5.5 Approaches to Anticipatory Work

System Design ............................ 5-24
Ordering Model † Inter-relations between Ordering Model
and Work System Approach † Identification of Recovery
Times in Heat Work as an Example
of Work System Design at Level S1 † Coordination of
Movements as an Example of Work System
Design at Level S2 † User-Centered Design of an
Autonomous Production Cell (APC) as an Example of Work
System Design at Level S3 † Computer-Based Prospective
Job Design and Evaluation with
Space as an Example of Work System Design at Level

S4 † Criteria-Based Identification of Areas for Group Work
as an Example of Work System Design at Level
S5 † Aachener PPC-Model as an Example of Work System
Design
at Level S6 † Cooperation between Companies as an
Example of Work
System Design at Level S7

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Holger Luczak
Sven Hinrichsen
Susane
M ¨ tze-Niew ¨ hner
RWTH Aachen University

5.6 Conclusion . . ............................. 5-47

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