Influencing factors on worker task sequencing decisions in a medium-sized hydraulic cylinder manufacturer

• Published in: Procedia computer science Vol. 253; pp. 1820 - 1829
• Main Authors: Herrmann, Jan-Phillip, Tackenberg, Sven, Burgert, Florens, Nitsch, Verena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2025
• Subjects: Case Study; Human Factors; Learning To Rank; Manufacturing; Scheduling; Task Sequencing; Learning To Rank; Scheduling; Manufacturing; Human Factors; Task Sequencing; Case Study
• ISSN: 1877-0509; 1877-0509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2025.01.244

In weakly-structured work processes, workers are free to decide in which sequence to process their tasks. Predicting their decision-making helps plan production more accurately while preserving workers’ autonomy. The factors that influence workers’ decision-making depend on the manufacturing process...