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The case for human factors in industry and government : report of a workshop / William Rouse, Nancy Kober, and Anne Mavor, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human-machine systems.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 36 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The Case for Human Factors in Industry and Government
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- The Case for Human Factors in Industry and Government
- Introduction
- Six Perspectives
- CHANGING THE CULTURE OF SAFETY: THE AVIATION INDUSTRY
- ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE BREAKTHROUGHS: THE COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
- PERSUADING THE RIGHT PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT MESSAGE: THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
- INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY BY FOCUSING ON PEOPLE: THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
- PROVIDING QUALITY WORK DAY BY DAY: THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
- SEIZING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES: THE DEFENSE LABORATORIES
- Lessons from the Workshop
- RESOURCE COMMITMENTS
- Safety
- Human Variability
- Economic Advantages
- RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
- Multidisciplinary Nature
- Systemic Orientation
- User Needs
- STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING HUMAN FACTORS
- Tailor the Message
- Reach the Right People
- Change the Organizational Culture
- Start Early
- Deliver Short-Term Payoffs
- PACKAGING THE OUTPUTS OF HUMAN FACTORS
- Emphasizing Products and Processes
- Embedding Human Factors into Current Tools and Practices
- CONTINUING ISSUES
- Conclusion
- Appendix Workshop Agenda
- Committee Reports.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-309-59118-X
- 0-585-14918-6
- OCLC:
- 940510232
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