Industrial Engineering Journal ›› 2012, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (2): 84-88.

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Decision Model of Disabled Task Accommodation and Applications

  

  1. 1.Industrial & Manufacturing System Engineering Department, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074,China;
    2.IE College, Foxconn Technology Group, Shenzhen 518109, China
  • Online:2012-04-30 Published:2012-05-17

Abstract: Aiming at cost minimization, a study is conducted on disabled task accommodation in manufacturing by using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The accommodation is classified into two categories: soft and hard ones. By using the motion analysis method designed for the disabled, a jobcapacity margin model is developed. Based on this model, hard and soft accommodation costs can be calculated such that the task accommodation decision can be made in a hierarchical way. An example is presented to validate the proposed method and good results are obtained.

Key words: jobcapacity margin, disabled task accommodation, work study