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Human factors and corporate strategy: An investigation into the relationship between human factors and business performance
Conventionally, ergonomics has been associated with health and safety; however, more recent work explores its potential to contribute to the overall strategic goals of an organization. This research investigates how ergonomic principles relate to profit drivers such as productivity, quality, flexibility, delivery reliability, cost minimization, and responsiveness to customer demands.
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Associated Papers and Publications:
- (PDF file) ACE 2007: Connecting HF to Corporate Strategy for Better Implementation
- (PDF file) Workshop: Ergonomics and Strategy
- (PDF file) Symposium: Corporate Strategy, Production Systems and Musculoskeletal Health
- (PDF file) The Strategic Business Value of Ergonomics
- (PDF file) Ergonomics Contributions to Company Strategies
- Human Factors: Spanning the gap between OM & HRM (external link)
