Affiliations: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA.
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Corresponding author: Rolando Quintana, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, 500 West University, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0521, USA. E-mail: quintana@vlobos.me.utep.edu.
Abstract: A work design and evaluation methodology was developed for the design of new workstations, or to evaluate and improve existing ones in industry. This audit methodology will address ergonomic, productivity, and International Standards Organization compliance requirements. The methodology was implemented and tested in an automobile wire harness inspection workstion. Upon analysis and experimentation, the work design and evaluation methodology was shown to have face and construct validity. The re-design of the evaluated workstation based on the methodology resulted in the minimization of ergonomic disorder hazards, and a 44% increase in throughput.
Keywords: Work design, work evaluation, job analysis, ergonomic compliance
