ANALYZING WAREHOUSE ERGONOMICS USING SMART TEXTILES

Anca Mocan; Ștefan Călin Daniel; Anca Drăghici

doi:10.12955/cbup.v5.1092

Anca Mocan Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Ștefan Călin Daniel Military hospital Timișoara, Romania
Anca Drăghici Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12955/cbup.v5.1092

Keywords: warehouse, logistics, ergonomics, modelling

Abstract

Ergonomics is well recognized as the study of the design of workplaces, equipment, machines, tools, products, the environment, and systems which takes into consideration a human being's physical, physiological, biomechanical, and psychological capabilities. Within warehouse logistics the need for ergonomic improvements is considerable, given the high level of manual labor and range of movement. Wearable technologies have the potential to improve the means through which an ergonomic study is accomplished. This paper discusses smart textiles and the ways in which they can help with ergonomic modelling by providing a faster and cheaper alternative to video capturing and subsequent computer rendering as well as how they can help in reducing the Hawthorne effect during data collection.

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