Minerals are essential for human welfare. However, their extraction is associated with both
opportunities and challenges. Historical concerns around work conditions and the …

The evolution of the manufacturing industry reveals continuous progress and development
throughout the years. This evolution not only includes production methodologies and the …

This paper presents a novel system using Augmented Reality and Expert Systems to
enhance the quality and efficiency of shop-floor operators. The novel system proposed …

Operators remain as important resources in complex final assembly. To sustain a multi-
variant production, it is necessary for operators to manage high demands from a cognitive …

Production complexity affects quality, reliability, performance and production time. Due to the
high complexity in final assembly, manual assembly is used to handle the high product …

When looking in rear view mirrors the Swedish as well as the international production
industries can overview several years of progress covering all aspects of production …

The increase of complexity in modern production systems has put new demands on shop-
floor operators. Therefore, proper sharing of information on shop-floors has become more …

In manual and semi-automation production systems, flexibility and adaptability are affected
by the shop-floor operators' skills, abilities and knowledge. Such dependencies highlight the …

During the last decades, the industry has been undergoing extensive digitization leading to
complex ensembles of humans, machines, autonomous agents, and sensors. With this new …

This paper is based on a study in which production and HR managers at six Swedish
manufacturing industries have been interviewed about the role of the shopfloor operator …