Technology-Enabled Work-System Design

A Changing World: Adapting to an Ageing Population in the Workplace.- Ergonomic Assessment of Lower Back Pain among Coir Industry Workers and Workstation Modification.- Postural Assessment while Performing a Drilling Task using the Kinect Sensor for a Hand Drilling Machine.- Determination of Lifting Index for Paddy Storage Activity Performed by Farm Women.- Ergonomic Evaluation of Walking Type Rice Transplanter for Women.- Ergonomic Design of Vegetable and Fruit Cutter.- Modelling of Work-Related Health Disorders among Women Agricultural Workers.- Gender Specific Agricultural Tool for Enhanced Productivity and Human Health.- Digital Human Modelling and Ergonomic Assessment of Handedness in Street Sweeping.- Working Conditions of Indian Glass Artware Workers and Association with Musculoskeletal Symptoms.

Prof. Bijulal D. is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering currently working in the Government Engineering College, Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram, India. He was earlier associated with the College of Engineering Trivandrum, India, for more than 20 years including three years as Professor in the CET School of Management, out of 22 years of teaching experience. He has done his M.Tech. in Industrial Engineering and Management from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and completed his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from IIT Bombay.The research interests of Prof. Bijulal D. include Industrial Engineering and Management, General Management, Intellectual Property Right, Behavioural Finance, System Modelling and Simulation, System Dynamics, etc. He is an approved guide under the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Thiruvananthapuram and has five scholar doing their research under his guidance. Apart from the publications that he authored, he is a research contributor as reviewer for many international journals and conferences.
Dr. Regi Kumar V is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Dr. Regi Kumar V. acquired his MTech from University of Kerala and MBA from IGNOU. He has done his PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Kerala and having seven years of industrial experience and more than 20 years of teaching experience. His research areas include humanitarian supply chains, ergonomics of heavy vehicle drivers, inventory optimization of perishable edibles, emotional ergonomics, niche banking and green supply chains. He is having more than hundred publications and guiding seven PhD scholars.
Prof. Suresh Subramoniam is the Professor and Director of the School of Management, College of Engineering, Trivandrum affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India. He has done his B.Tech. in