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PRODUCTIVITY AND WORKPLACE IMPROVEMENT USING ERGONOMICS; A CASE STUDY

Manjunatha. N, Dr.M.Mohan Ram


State –of –the-art the industrial success greatly depends on the Quality, delivery and uptime. In order to achieve this industry should implement new techniques which will increase the quality, productivity and decrease worker fatigue. One such technique is ergonomics. This paper is a case study on application of ergonomics in improving the quality of work system design, reducing musculoskeletal disorders and increasing productivity. The existing workstation design was studied and suggestion was given to improve the method for productivity by reducing shoulder and wrist injury and fatigue.