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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design
Uses and Applications

Ergonomics Design and Management: Theory and Applications
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems University of Central Florida (UCF) – Orlando, Florida

Waldemar Karwowski

Series Editor

Published Titles
Aircraft Interior Comfort and Design Peter Vink and Klaus Brauer Ergonomics and Psychology: Developments in Theory and Practice Olexiy Ya Chebykin, Gregory Z. Bedny, and Waldemar Karwowski Ergonomics in Developing Regions: Needs and Applications Patricia A. Scott Handbook of Human Factors in Consumer Product Design, 2 vol. set Waldemar Karwowski, Marcelo M. Soares, and Neville A. Stanton Volume I: Methods and Techniques Volume II: Uses and Applications Human–Computer Interaction and Operators’ Performance: Optimizing Work Design with Activity Theory Gregory Z. Bedny and Waldemar Karwowski Trust Management in Virtual Organizations: A Human Factors Perspective Wiesław M. Grudzewski, Irena K. Hejduk, Anna Sankowska, and Monika Wa´ tuchowicz n

Forthcoming Titles
Ergonomics: Foundational Principles, Applications and Technologies Pamela McCauley-Bush Knowledge Service Engineering Handbook Jussi Kantola and Waldemar Karwowski Manual Lifting: A Guide to the Study of Simple and Complex Lifting Tasks Daniela Colombiani, Enrico Ochipinti, Enrique Alvarez-Casado, and Thomas R. Waters Neuroadaptive Systems: Theory and Applications Magalena Fafrowicz, Tadeusz Marek, Waldemar Karwowski, and Dylan Schmorrow Organizational Resource Management: Theories, Methodologies, and Applications Jussi Kantola

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Consumer Product Design
Uses and Applications

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