A TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS BY INTEGRATING CONSIDERATIONS FOR PERFORMANCE AND JOB CONTENT
Paper in proceeding, 2010

The aim of the present investigation was therefore to modify the key Lean process tool Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to a tool simultaneously considering musculoskeletal and mental health issues (‘Ergo-VSM’) to facilitate the development of sustainable systems. The tool has shown to act as a strong catalyst in the process of developing solutions along the line of increased sustainability

lean

psychosocial factors

ergonomics

work organization

Author

Caroline Jarebrant

University of Gothenburg

Kerstin Ulin

University of Gothenburg

Ulrika Ny Harlin

Chalmers, Product and Production Development

Jan Johansson Hanse

University of Gothenburg

Jörgen Winkel

University of Gothenburg

ABSTRACT PREMUS 2010

Subject Categories

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Work Sciences

Applied Psychology

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10/7/2017