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Ergonomics/Human Factors in the Era of Smart and Sustainable Industry: Industry 4.0/5.0

Management Systems in Production Engineering
Volume 33 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2025-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
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Language: English
Page range: 229 - 238
Submitted on: Oct 1, 2024
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2025
Published on: Apr 27, 2025
Published by: STE Group sp. z.o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
safety work,
ergonomics (E/HF),
cognitive ergonomics,
Industry 4.0/5.0
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Production technology,
Tools and methods,
Process engineering and industrial engineering

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