Assessing Less-Tangible Benefits of an Ergonomic Project

Hsin-Chieh Wu^a,1, Toly Chen^b, Cheng-Lung Lee^a, Ying-Lien Lee^a

^a Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Chaoyang University of Technology,  Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
^b Department of Industrial Engineering and System Management, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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