Ergonomic Issues in Lean Manufacturing

More and more companies are interested in the well-being and satisfaction of human resources. Nowadays, long term objectives are more important and advantageous for any company, especially for their employees. On the one hand, in order to have a productive and accomplished vision and future, every organization should continuously develop and adapt to new demands and offers. On the other hand, dealing with the right direction of performance implies many changes, unexpected problems, misunderstandings and slow steps. The lean manufacturing system is complex and benefic but the possible changes can bring ergonomical issues. The nature of the problems is often felt by the human resources, the most important element in an organization. This paper will present a qualitative briefing and review in order to understand the evolution of lean implication. The literature overview will point out the ergonomical issues that occur after the lean acceptance. This assessment is helped by five solid scientific materials, from different domains, which conclude in the end the authors' presumption. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.