1. Part I. Applied Physical Ergonomics in Industrial Processes
a. Physical risk factors - Detection, Evaluation, Improvement and Control
b. Anthropometry studies
c. Ergonomic design of workstations
d. Ergonomic design of work methods
e. Ergonomic design of hand tools
f. Environmental ergonomics
g. Biomechanics
h. Software applications to physical ergonomics
2. Part II. Applied Cognitive Ergonomics in Industrial Processes
a. Human-computer interaction
b. Analysis and design of interfaces
c. Information processing
d. Mental workload
e. Situation awareness
f. Stress and burnout
g. Human error identification
h. Cognitive usability analysis
i. Resilience and motivation
j. Job satisfaction
k. Decision making
3. Part III. Applied Macro-ergonomics in Industrial Processes
a. Work systems design
b. Teamwork in industrial systems
c. Work schedules
d. Social relationships
e. Organizational safety and hygiene
f. Education and training
g. Organizational culture
h. Supervision styles
i. Organizational communication j. Human resources optimization
About the Author: Arturo Realyvásquez Vargas is a full-time professor from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico/Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in Mexico. He received a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. Currently, he is studying a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process at the University of La Rioja (Spain). In addition, his main research areas are related to the optimization of industrial processes, lean manufacturing, and ergonomics. He is an active member of the Society of Ergonomists of Mexico Civil Association (Sociedad de Ergonomistas de México, SEMAC) and the Network of Optimization of Industrial Processes (Red de Optimización de Procesos Industriales, ROPRIN). Currently, Dr. Realyvásquez is National Researcher recognized by the National Council of Science & Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Candidate. Furthermore, Dr. Realyvásquez is an author/coauthor in around 12 papers published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports, and he has attended two international conferences and congress in Mexico as well as in the United States of America. Nowadays, Dr. Realyvásquez has supervised more than 20 bachelor theses and 5 master theses. In addition, Dr. Realyvásquez is the author of one book published by the international publisher Springer, related to ergonomics. Also, Dr. Realyvásquez has edited two books in IGI Global, all of them related to ergonomics. ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0000-0003-2825- 2595, Scopus Author ID: 56167726800.
Jorge Luis García Alcaraz is a full-time researcher from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico. He received an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the Colima Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Ciudad Juárez Technological Institute (Mexico), a Ph.D. in Innovation in Product Engineering and Industrial Process from University of La Rioja (Spain), a Ph.D. in Sciences and Industrial Technologies from the Public University of Navarre (Spain), and a Postdoc in Manufacturing Process from University of La Rioja (Spain). In addition, his main research areas are related to the multicriteria decision-making process and techniques applied to lean manufacturing, production process, and supply chain modeling. He is a founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and an active member in the Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering. Currently, Dr. García is National Researcher recognized by the National Council of Science & Technology of Mexico (CONACYT) as Level II. Also, Dr. García is an author/coauthor in around 86 papers published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports, and he has attended to more than 150 international conferences and congress around the world.
Moreover, Dr. García has supervised more than 50 bachelor theses, 18 master theses, and 13 doctoral theses. He has 13 international patents and 1 industrial design in Mexico and Spain. Also, Dr. García is the author of several books published by international publishers as Springer and IGI Global, all of them related to lean manufacturing, its tools, and techniques, kaizen, supply chain, and just-in-time philosophies. Finally, Dr. García was the winner of the Chihuahua State Science and Technology Award in 2015, and nowadays, he is a member of several doctoral committees in universities from Mexico, Colombia, and Spain. ORCID: hhtp: //orcid.org/0000-0002-7092-6963, Scopus Author ID: 55616966800. Web of Science ResearcherID: N-9124-2013
Emigdio Z. Flores López is a full-time professor and researcher in the Industrial Engineering department at Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana. He received his doctorate in Science Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana in 2017, focusing in theoretical state-of-the-art techniques for numerical optimization as well as applications using these methods. In addition, he received his master's degree in 2005 in Digital Systems from the Instituto Politecnico Nacional. Also, he has worked as a senior design engineer for almost 8 years in Sony Corporation, successfully completing several projects, having a wide experience in different field areas, such as product design and manufacturing to shipping.
Currently, he is a member of the postgraduate program of Industrial Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Tijuana, supervising 3 master theses. Finally, he is also a member of the National Researchers System; he holds 9 international publications and 1 USA patent. ORCID: https: //orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-5320
