CONNECT F/OPERATIONS MGMT
CONNECT F/OPERATIONS MGMT
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ISBN: 9781264344963
Author: Stevenson
Publisher: INTER MCG
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To determine: Ergonomics and its importance in job design.

Introduction: The amount of the dependency on human effort by an organization in terms of achieving its goals is given by the work design. It is directly linked to the productivity of an organization where good work design helps in achieving high productivity.

b)

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To determine: The ways by which ergonomics can be related with quality of work life.

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