ASSEMBLY LINE BALANCING IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY REFERRING TO STAFF AGE RELATED PERFORMANCE CHANGES
Different from the trend in the 1990s, short-cycled activities based on the division of labour can increasingly be found in modern work systems. This phenomenon is quite noticeable in balanced assembly lines. Work systems with short tact times, however, require qualifications which younger employees normally are more likely to have than older employees. The aim of maintaining the employability of an ageing workforce requires the development curve of the employees skills to be considered as early as during the work systems planning stage. This, however, entails the work system to be designed not only for short or medium term use. In fact, considering the long-term skill development of the workers is essential for planning a so-called,, age-robust work system design. The following example of a balanced assembly line discusses possible approaches of such a planning process.
Gert Zülch Martin Waldherr Patricia Stock
ifab-Institute of Human and Industrial Engineering, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
国际会议
17th World Congress on Ergonomics(第十七届国际人类工效学大会)
北京
英文
1-6
2009-08-09（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）