Human effort engineering is a core area of industrial engineers that distinguishes the subject from other engineering disciplines. The role of man in engineering - that of creating various man made objects is studied in industrial engineering.
Through their studies on humans at work, Industrial engineers aim to make the man more and more productive in creating man made useful objects simultaneously taking care of his comfort, health, and safety.
The man who is credited with foudning this discipline, F.W. Taylor did pioneering work in this area. Gilbreth followed this approach and took it to greater heights in his emphasis on motion study
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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