Abstract

Recently, management science has grown and developed with the other applied sciences. These fields have become more enriched and improved, and this development is a never-ending process. As a result, economics, ergonomics, strategic management, and other applied sciences are inextricably linked since they all focus on work design for worker productivity and company performance, which is the study of physical jobs and cognitive tasks in a workplace. Each component requires a detailed, comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary approach, also known as holistic approaches, such as work design in the workplace and its environment. Work design influences employee conduct in the workplace based on their mental (cognitive), physical, and sociocultural backgrounds. Human-machine interactions in the workplace and their work environment are vulnerable to human risk factors (e.g., limitations). Through ergonomics management, by participatory ergonomics, workers can identify risk factors earlier. This issue involves better spending management, reducing risk factors and the possibility of increased costs associated with worker health and safety issues. The holistic approach is a method for enabling ergonomics management through the interconnectedness and synergy of all applied sciences within the knowledge management system, resulting in increased worker productivity and company performance. And good practice involves the proper application of theories in alignment with established standards.

Keywords

  • ergonomics management
  • strategic management
  • work design
  • work environment

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