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What is Ergonomics Analysis of Work

Chapter 19
Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives
is a specific methodology in ergonomics, which has techniques of observation and interviews whose objectives are the collection of empirical material sufficient to meet the dynamic organization of the activity and variability of the situation and detailing the procedure for workers.
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The Contribution of Ergonomic Analysis in the Product Design for Recycling
Eduardo Romeiro Filho (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) and Rose Mary Rosa de Lima (Pitagoras Faculty of Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-617-9.ch019
Abstract
This chapter presents a case study about approaches dealing with Design for “X” (DFX), with emphasis on Design for Environment (DFE), specifically Design for Recycling (DFR) and Design for Disassembly (DFD), in a particular social and economic situation, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This approach is justified by the necessity of considering the environmental demands in the production process as well as the information about social demands needed by the designers in the product development process. This research shows that the products are designed only for adaptation on the production process and the demands of consumers. Having the environmental questions in mind, the designers need also consider how to disassembly these products to realize a possibility of recycling.
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