{"title":"Human interaction with computers and robots","authors":"R. Nickerson","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050103","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution of information technology has been characterized by three trends: increasing ethereality, increasing connectivity, and increasing versatility. As a consequence of these trends, the nature of many of the devices and systems with which people interact, in the workplace and elsewhere, has been changing rapidly and is likely to continue to do so in the future. In particular, devices are acquiring more and more cognitive-type capabilities and are being used to perform an increasingly large fraction of the tasks once done by human beings. On the other hand, the increasing versatility of machines can expand greatly the universe of things that people can do with their help. Human factors researchers and engineers are concerned with the question of how to design tools, appliances, vehicles, communication devices and other artifacts so they are well matched to the capabilities and limitations of human beings and contribute positively to the safety, comfort, and productivity of their users. This concern will be at least as important in the future as it has been in the past, but the context in which it is exercised will be different in many respects. Reflection on how information technology may continue to evolve and be used raises many human factors issues and questions that need to be addressed. @ 1995 John WIley & Sons, Inc.","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"24 1","pages":"5-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80973230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computerized ergonomic analysis in manufacturing: A results‐oriented approach for the practitioner","authors":"A. Marcotte, M. Joyce","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050106","url":null,"abstract":"For ergonomics to be effectively implemented within an organization, nonspecialists in ergonomics organized in cross-functional teams need the tools and the knowledge to perform. A worksite analysis and problem-solving process, assisted by computer programs, can enable the organization's personnel to do the following: identify and prioritize the problems; solve the problems, often with minimal cost; and document results. This paper describes the use of ergonomics checklists and detailed ergonomics task analysis within the system. A case based on the computerized analysis illustrates the method. @ 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"16 1","pages":"87-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91025397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New technology, automation, and work organization: Stress problems and improved technology implementation strategies","authors":"Michael John Smith, P. Carayon","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050107","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"15 1","pages":"99-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87573815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance of hybrid automated systems—a social cybernetic analysis","authors":"Thomas J. Smith, R. Henning, Karl U. Smith","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050104","url":null,"abstract":"The science of behavioral cybernetics deals with the analysis of human behavior as a closed-loop, self-governed process. Social cybernetics focuses upon the reciprocal feedback interactions between two or more individuals in a group or organizational setting. Human-computer interaction (HCI) also can be characterized as a social cybernetic process. The central thesis of this paper is that social cybernetics provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding the nature and sources of variability in performance of hybrid automated systems, defined by reciprocal interactions between the work force, the organization, and the technology. Implications of the social cybernetic model for interpreting findings from studies of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) operations are addressed. @ 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"49 1","pages":"29-51"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78633870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teleoperators for advanced manufacturing: Applications and human factors challenges","authors":"J. Draper","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050105","url":null,"abstract":"Advanced manufacturing systems integrate human workers with computers, automation, and robots. However, they do not often include a class of robotic device called a teleoperator. Teleoperators are human-robot systems that combine powerful human perceptual and problem-solving capabilities with the hardiness of machines. Therefore, they are more capable of interacting with dynamic environments than autonomous robots and yet insulate the human user from hazards in the work environment. The aims of this paper are to (1) introduce the reader to teleoperators and show how they might find a niche in advanced manufacturing systems and (2) discuss the human factors challenges presented by teleoperation. The paper concentrates on the existing state-of-the-art, including examples of the capabilities of existing teleoperator technology and current challenges in teleoperator human-machine interfaces. @ 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"102 1","pages":"53-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76100257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lehner, franz, anthropocentric production systems—the European response to advanced manufacturing and globalization, commission of the European communities, luxembourg, 1992","authors":"P. Higgins","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"185 6 1","pages":"119-120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81070116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A predictive model for the successful integration of concurrent engineering with people and organizational factors: Based on data of 25 companies","authors":"V. Duffy, A. Danek, G. Salvendy","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050406","url":null,"abstract":"Manufacturers that use concurrent engineering perform the design of the product and process in parallel and may utilize teams as the primary work group. In order to implement concurrent engineering, manufacturers have relied on a variety of new technologies. In this paper, it is proposed that models developed for the effective management of technological and organizational change could be effectively used to predict the levels of success of the organization attributed to concurrent engineering. An integrated model was developed that considers the human and organizational variables that are thought to be important when implementing a new technology. A questionnaire was developed and administered at 25 manufacturing companies. Results provide a reliable and valid model whereby time spent by management in determining task, work structure, and technology implementation accounts for 46.7% of the variance attributed to the effectiveness of organizations. @ 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"71 1","pages":"429-445"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86144986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"W. Karwowski and G. Salvendy: Organization and management of advanced manufacturing, New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1994","authors":"K. Landau","doi":"10.1002/HFM.4530050409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/HFM.4530050409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100698,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing","volume":"26 1","pages":"459-460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76039988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}