Abstract
This paper analyses the effect of an ergonomic intervention on the producivity of an electrical meter manufacture. Intevention included workstation and environmental analysis and design, work organization and product (the electrical meter) analysis and design. Problems were raised and commented with workers and managers. Solutions were discussed and two major decisions were taken: the assembly line would be replaced by a cell manufacturing system and workers would be trained for multifunctionality, i.e., they would be trained to work in all sections of the plant. Productivity tended to increase depending on the assemblage complexity and plant layout. Workers reported less fatigue and hiher motivation after ergonomic intervention.
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