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Authors: Magali BOSCH-MAUCHAND, Vincent CHEUTET

Publication date: July 10, 2014

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3. Engineering the man in the factory

3.1 Ergonomics

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3.1.1 Definition

Ergonomics (or Human Factors ) is the scientific discipline that focuses on the fundamental understanding of interactions between humans and the other components of a system. It is also the profession that applies theoretical principles, data and methods to optimize the well-being of people and the overall performance of systems

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