The footwear factory's assembly sector: opposing organizational structure and quality from the ergonomic work analysis

Data from 2006 indicated that Brazilian footwear leather industry was composed of approximately 9,488 formally registered establishments, considering the leather industry, footwear and leather goods. It was responsible for 211,582 people employed. However, in spite of having many employees, this kin...

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Published in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2012, Vol.41 Suppl 1, p.1683-1690
Main Authors: Silva, Kláudia M M N, Coelho, Bernardo G P, Junior, Josemir V S, Faria, Luiz F M, Dutra, Ludmila, Alvarenga, Marília, Roggini, Renan, Echternach, Eliza Helena de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brazil
Ergonomics
Humans
Industry
Organizational Case Studies
Organizational Innovation
Shoes
Task Performance and Analysis
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Summary:Data from 2006 indicated that Brazilian footwear leather industry was composed of approximately 9,488 formally registered establishments, considering the leather industry, footwear and leather goods. It was responsible for 211,582 people employed. However, in spite of having many employees, this kind of organization found several problems when analyzed from the ergonomics view. With this premise, then, in order to identify bottlenecks and other engineering problems that could cause discomfort and motivation lack among workers, leading directly to the loss of the product quality, the assembly sector of women's shoes factory was characterized.
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-2012-0645-1683