Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company

Elizabeth Pérez; Yordán Rodríguez; Claudia Patricia Giraldo

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_103

Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company

Elizabeth Pérez, Yordán Rodríguez, Claudia Patricia Giraldo

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Abstract

It is unusual to find ergonomic evaluations or interventions approached from a macroergonomic perspective in the Latin American context. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ergonomic maturity level of a Colombian company in the floriculture sector using the Ergonomic Maturity Model (EMM), a macroergonomic tool. The evaluation was conducted in three stages: (1) preparation, (2) evaluation, and (3) improvement plan. An ergonomist conducted this process with the participation of five managers and 61 operational workers of the company. Several EMM tools were used to assist the evaluation process: evaluation matrix, weighting questionnaire, and a detailed questionnaire. As a result, the company was classified at the lowest maturity level (Level 1: Ignorance). Further, the maturity assessment results showed how managers and workers have different opinions and expectations about the development and application of ergonomics. We hope that the organization’s discussions generated during the evaluation process will allow ergonomics to be gradually integrated into its processes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics
Editors	Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	762-766
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9783030746018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_103
State	Published - 2021
Event	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 13 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	219 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	13/06/21 → 18/06/21

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© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

Ergonomic assessment
Ergonomic maturity model
Organizational ergonomics
Systems ergonomics

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Pérez, E., Rodríguez, Y., & Giraldo, C. P. (2021). Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company. In N. L. Black, W. P. Neumann, & I. Noy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics (pp. 762-766). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 219 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_103

Pérez, Elizabeth ; Rodríguez, Yordán ; Giraldo, Claudia Patricia. / Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics. editor / Nancy L. Black ; W. Patrick Neumann ; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 762-766 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Pérez, E, Rodríguez, Y & Giraldo, CP 2021, Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company. in NL Black, WP Neumann & I Noy (eds), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 219 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 762-766, 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021, Virtual, Online, 13/06/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_103

Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company. / Pérez, Elizabeth; Rodríguez, Yordán; Giraldo, Claudia Patricia.
Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics. ed. / Nancy L. Black; W. Patrick Neumann; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 762-766 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 219 LNNS).

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Pérez E, Rodríguez Y, Giraldo CP. Macroergonomic Assessment of a Colombian Floriculture Company. In Black NL, Neumann WP, Noy I, editors, Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Systems and Macroergonomics. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. p. 762-766. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_103

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