In today’s global market place, as individual firms working as a part of an integrated Supply Chain Management (SCM) system no longer compete as independent entities, the key to improved performance of a firm is its managerial ability to integrate and coordinate the intricate network of...

This edited volume focuses on research conducted in the area of ergonomic design. Chapters are extensions of works presented at the International Conference on Management of Ergonomic Design, Industrial Safety and Healthcare Systems. The book addresses the need to have the knowledge of...

Part A: Safety by Design -- Chapter 1: Prevention through design: A concept note for preventing accidents/injuries to construction workers -- Chapter 2: Virtual prototype simulator for EOT crane -- Chapter 3: Reduction of coal dust exposure using water mist system -- Chapter 4: A study on...

Purpose – In order to enhance the performance of R&D in manufacturing organizations, the R&D managers need to identify the internal as well as the external factors that affect the R&D performance of manufacturing organizations in India. They need to understand the inter‐dependencies of these...