This volume comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Humanizing Work and Work Environment organized by the Indian Society of Ergonomics (HWWE2019). The book presents research findings on different areas of ergonomics for developing appropriate tools and work environment considering capabilities and limitations of working people for maximum effectiveness on their performance. This volume will be of interest to academics, professionals and practitioners in the field of ergonomics.    

This volume comprises select peer-reviewed contributions from the International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE) 2019. The contents focus on latest research in production and manufacturing engineering including case studies with analytical models and latest numerical approaches. The topics covered include micro, nano, and non-conventional machining, additive manufacturing, casting and forming, joining processes, vibrations and acoustics, materials and processing, product design and development, industrial automation, CAD/CAM and robotics, and sustainability in manufacturing. The book can be useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in manufacturing and production engineering, and other allied fields.

This volume comprises select peer-reviewed contributions from the International Conference on Production and Industrial Engineering (CPIE) 2019. The contents focus on latest research in production and manufacturing engineering including case studies with analytical models and latest numerical approaches. The topics covered include micro, nano, and non-conventional machining, additive manufacturing, casting and forming, joining processes, vibrations and acoustics, materials and processing, product design and development, industrial automation, CAD/CAM and robotics, and sustainability in manufacturing. The book can be useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in manufacturing and production engineering, and other allied fields.

ISO was found most significant measure as it had appreciably affected all the parameters except inventory level of finished goods, R&D activity, lead time of R&D, total production cost, cost due to customer complaints and cost due to rework. Quality Circles was found the second most important measure as it had significant impact on inventory levels of raw materials, R&D activity, lead time of R&D, total production cost, cost due to customer complaints, cost due to rework/re-inspection, and performance of the suppliers. 5S, suggestion schemes and workers participation were found least significant measures as these measures had affected only a few parameters. JIT was found the most insignificant measures. This is because of unstable demand, lack of proper training of employees to implement JIT. Moreover the small firms are owner managed and they try to implement the measures within their own constraints and not according to the requirement of the measures The firms, which have implemented multiple productivity improvement measures, had performed better than those having single measure. These firms had better understanding of the importance of management