Anthropocentric Workplaces of the Future Approached through a New Holistic Vision

Abstract

Part 1: Knowledge-Based SustainabilityInternational audienceThe human dimension is growing in importance in the cul- tural and scientific debate surrounding the arising of workplace and fac- tory of the future visions. Having people at the centre of the factory is already recognized as a main enabler for making the most out of their skills and capacities while at the same time achieving an environment that can both motivate employed workers and attract new skilled ones. The present paper proposes a novel concept aimed at defining new so- cially sustainable workplaces that adapt to workers’ anthropometric di- mensions within worker-aware production systems that are designed and operated to capitalize on workers’ skills and experience while at the same time promoting their development. Moreover it envisions the integration of the factory in the social and environmental context by promoting the creation and provision of worker-centric services that turn the factory from a society-affecting entity into an integration-promotion body

A framework for operative and social sustainability functionalities in Human-Centric Cyber-Physical Production Systems

“…Based on the definition of Socially Sustainable Workplace by Hancock et al (2015), the four dimensions mentioned by Bettoni et al (2014), the abilities described by Taghavi, Adams and Berlin (2014) and the definition by LCSP (1998) (i.e., "the creation of goods and services using processes and systems […] safe and healthful for employees, communities and consumers; and socially and creatively rewarding for all working people"), we can synthesize some pillars regarding social sustainability for workers. First, working activities should be designed to meet the requirements of all worker life-stages, meaning that the physical and physiological wellbeing of the worker is central.…”

“…The challenge is to align an understanding of the requirements of competitiveness with those that represent long-term sustainability (Garetti and Taisch, 2012). All the aspects of social sustainability in manufacturing, such as work-life balance, physical and psychological wellbeing of the workers, ageing, and diversity, need to be considered (Eijnatten, 2000;Taghavi, Barletta and Berlin, 2015) alongside the desired production outcomes, in order to achieve system solutions that make the best of people and technologies (Bettoni et al, 2014). The development of an appropriate performance measurement system, identifying the key dimensions and objectives to be measured and designing the measures themselves, is therefore of paramount importance (Arena et al, 2009;Winroth, Almström and Andersson, 2012;Bengo et al, 2016).…”

HCI International 2019 – Late Breaking Papers

“…The MAN-MADE (MANufacturing through ergonoMic and safe Anthropocentric aDaptive workplacEs for context aware factories in EUROPE) project aims at defining new socially sustainable workplaces where workers are foreseen at the centre of the factory [18], especially in terms of workplace adaptation. The worker-centric manufacturing model is, then, demonstrated in a pilot implementation at the training assembly line of an Italian producer of white-goods.…”