Cognitive Model of a Semi-Mechanized Picking Operation

• Main Authors: Martha Caro, Leonardo Quintana, Juan A. Castillo M., Christian Zea
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Colegio Mayor Nuestra Señora del Rosario 2018-06-01
• Series: Revista Ciencias de la Salud
• Subjects: cognitive systems; human factors; human error; ergonomics; picking operation; qualitative analysis.
• Online Access: https://revistas.urosario.edu.co/index.php/revsalud/article/view/6841

Introduction: The current paper develops a pioneering approach to the human factors of picking operations, which are addressed from a cognitive perspective. Materials and methods: The model thus contributed is established through a qualitative methodology which, based on several theories, is articulated and applied to the real situation of a dry foods company’s semimechanized picking operation. Results: The results combine the cognitive architecture of the operation and its relations with logistic factors, in order to decrease human error and, therefore, increase service level.