Work Design

Dr. Adedeji Badiru is a Professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He is a registered professional engineer (PE). He is a fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers and a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering. He is also a certified project management professional (PMP). His Ph.D. is in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Dr. Badiru is the author of several books and technical journal articles. His areas of interest include project management, mathematical modeling, computer simulation, learning curve analysis, quality engineering, and productivity improvement.Dr. Sharon Claxton Bommer is an adjunct professor of industrial engineering in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University. She has a PhD in Industrial and Human Systems with concentration in human performance and cognition. Her areas of expertise include Lean Manufacturing, Program Management, and Human Systems Integration. Dr. Bommer has extensive practical experience in industry with more than fifteen years of automotive manufacturing engineering and operation experience.

• Preface Acknowledgments Authors Section I: Systems overviewChapter 1 Systems view of workSection II: Work designChapter 2 Analytics for work planning or selectionChapter 3 Learning curve analysis for work designSection III: Work evaluationChapter 4 Work performance measuresChapter 5 Cognitive task evaluationChapter 6 Mental workload measures for work evaluationSection IV: Work justificationChapter 7 Cognitive modeling for human performance predictionsChapter 8 Functional interactions of work Section V: Work integrationChapter 9 Theoretical framework for work integrationChapter 10 Project management for work managementChapter 11 Considerations for worker well-being References Appendix A: Glossary of work performance termsAppendix B: Basic work-related formulas and conversion factorsIndex