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This project was developed in a 1,500-employee multinational metallurgical factory. A multidisciplinary team of certified ergonomists, engineers, managers and direct employees used concepts of Participatory Ergonomics and Lean Manufacturing methodology to develop a workstation improvement project of large subsets, where male and female employees, simultaneously, handle large parts 96 times per shift. This study was structured in seven steps: (1) Identification of the problem; (2) Problem specification through ergonomic assessment using RULA and observational method; (3) Problem analysis, added-value classification and determination of causes; (4) Action Plan; (5) Implementation; (6) New ergonomic analysis; (7) Validation of results. The results are significant for the employees and company: the working procedure was suitable for both men and women, it eliminated unnecessary activities, it reduced costs and lead time as well as it maintained the health and safety of workers.
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Miguez, S.A., Filho, J.F.A.G., Faustino, J.E., Gonçalves, A.A. (2018). A Successful Ergonomic Solution Based on Lean Manufacturing and Participatory Ergonomics. In: Goonetilleke, R., Karwowski, W. (eds) Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 602. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60825-9_27
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