A WAY OF GAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH ERGONOMICS IMPROVEMENTS IN WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS
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Accepted
28 March 2026
Available Online
15 September 2017
Abstract
HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO WORK PROCESSES CAN DRAIN COMPANY RESOURCES BOTH FINACIALLY AS WELL AS IN TERMS OF END PRODUCT QUALITY. DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT SECURING WORKP LACE ERGONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS LEADS TO QUICK AND HIGH RETURN ON INVESTMENTS, COMPANIES ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO SECURE FUNDING FOR ERGONOMICS OPTIMIZATION PROJECTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER IS TO PRESENT THE USEFULNESS OF A TOOL THROUGH WHICH A COMPANY CAN ANALYZE THE SMALLEST OVERALL THEORETICAL EQUIPMENT INVESTMENT NEEDED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL LOAD RELATED ERRORS AND INJURIES TO THEIR WORKERS. THE RESEARCH WILL BE SUPPORTED BY AN ANALYSIS OF THE WAREHOUSE CASE WHERE MANUAL HANDLINGS ARE DOMINANT AND REPETITIVE, BUT COULD BE REPLACED BY ADEQATE EQUIPMENT. IN THIS CONTEXT, A FORMULA FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY IS PROPOSED WITH REGARDS TO THE MOST RELEVANT ERGONOMIC ASPECTS AND ALL WAREHOUSE HANDLING EQUIPMENT IS RATED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR THEIR AQUISITION.
Keywords
WAREHOUSE
LOGISTICS
ERGONOMICS
COMPETITIVENESS
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