Computer aided workplace design and management

Other Title(s)

الإدارة و تصميم مكان العمل باستخدام البرامج المدعومة بالحاسوب

Dissertant

al-Uran, Sima Mufaddi Zaal

Thesis advisor

al-Jabburi, Sallum Ahmad Dawud

Comitee Members

al-Khataṭibah, Ahmad Ali
Yusuf, Hilmi Shihadah
al-Tarawinah, Muwaffaq Sulayman

University

Mutah University

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Department

Department of Industrial Systems Engineering

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2012

English Abstract

The present study was conducted to analyze and study workplace layout and elements for two selected sites.

The first site was selected at Mu`tah University and the second site was at Ad-Dustour newspaper industry.

The study was conducted according to the methodology that includes literature review, site visit, assessment, and description of the existing conditions and layout at the two sites, modeling and simulation study using AutoCAD 2007 and PROMODEL.

This work describes a workplace in the two cases of the study which both have many considerable defects in the design compared to the international standards, at the two sites.

The workplaces were found unsuitable in terms of number of elements.

The results showed that there are considerable defects in the workplace suitability with the standards and productivity, and then redesign these two cases of study to improve the workplace to give an optimum output either for employee or time consumption for production, health and environment.

The study recommended number of enhancements in order to increase efficiency and productivity.

The study also showed the redesign workplaces for the two cases of study.

There are big differences between the present workplaces and the redesign workplaces, sometime reached up to 100% in some elements that reflected on employee performance, time duration to do their work, the health of workers and the environment of the workplace, quality and the productivity in general.

Main Subjects

Engineering & Technology Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

No. of Pages

96

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

Abstract.

Abstract in Arabic.

Chapter One : Introduction.

Chapter Two : Literature review.

Chapter Three : General concepts related to workplace design.

Chapter Four : Cases study.

Chapter Five : Discussion of the results and conclusions.

References.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Uran, Sima Mufaddi Zaal. (2012). Computer aided workplace design and management. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786606

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Uran, Sima Mufaddi Zaal. Computer aided workplace design and management. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University. (2012).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786606

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Uran, Sima Mufaddi Zaal. (2012). Computer aided workplace design and management. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Mutah University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786606

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-786606