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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 95, 2017
2016 the 3rd International Conference on Mechatronics and Mechanical Engineering (ICMME 2016)
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| Article Number | 11005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Ship and Traffic Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179511005 | |
| Published online | 09 February 2017 | |
Considering Ergonomics in the Planning of Tugger Train Systems for Production Supply
Institute for Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
For the planning of a production supply using a tugger train system, no holistic methods are available that allow one to factor in all important criteria that influence the decision-making process. This paper investigates the possibilities for the consideration of ergonomics in the system design of tugger train systems, based on an empirical study with 42 test subjects. Three basic concepts of tugger trains used in the German automotive industry are defined and evaluated regarding ergonomics. With the aid of a software-based model for tugger trains, which takes the whole life cycle of the tugger train system into account, the economic feasibility of found ergonomic advantages is analyzed. Furthermore, it is exemplarily shown how an informed decision about technical details of a tugger train system can have a positive impact on the ergonomics and economics of the system.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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