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Developing Ergonomics: A Categorical Imperative in Industrial Engineering

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  • 1. Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma

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Ergonomics is a major contribution to systems design. In subscription to supply of high quality application, it’s imperative to evaluate its operational challenges in market readiness. The expedient characteristics of system design, design oriented performance are its unique pride. The capacity to strengthen demand to attain quality, applying high quality, doubling awareness among personnel, specialization, linearity is dependent in this paper in terms of excellent research. Ergonomics resolves bottlenecks in major business, environmental hitches regarding work and production service system. Ergonomic, from the practical view point, is underexploited potentially. This paper tends to present a systematic approach for ergonomic to improve demand and practical application of quality operation, with emphasis on key elements; systematic approach, detailed design driven and personnel performance and man machine interaction /well-being goals

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