A Proposed Model to Facilitate the Ergonomic Implementation of VDT-Based Data Entry Jobs in Industrially Developing Countries

Abstract

Extensive research has been conducted in Western Developed Countries on office ergonomics. The results of this research are presently being assimilated and integrated in Western offices. Concurrently there has been a movement to shift data entry operations to Industrially Developing Countries (IDC). The purpose of this paper is three-fold: 1) To stimulate consciousness among Human Factor professionals that VDT data entry work is being introduced into the developing countries by Western, primarily American, Multinational Corporations (MNC). 2) To explore methodology for applying established ergonomic principals to data entry tasks in IDC. 3) To propose a system model that addresses the unique ergonomic factors of data entry work being performed in IDC.