Rodríguez-Gámez Iván Francisco, Maldonado-Macías Aide Aracely, Lagarda-Leyva Ernesto A, Hernández-Arellano Juan Luis, Rodríguez Yordán
Departament of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Del Charro Ave. 450N, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Sonora Institute of Technology, 5 de Febrero 818 Sur Col. Centro, Obregón, Sonora, Mexico.
Heliyon. 2024 Dec 5;10(24):e40956. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40956. eCollection 2024 Dec 30.
Nowadays, organizations must comply with high-quality standards, health and safety regulations, and socially sustainable practices to succeed in a globalized world. Supply Chains (SC) enable them to satisfy their customers' needs for quality products just in time and at the best price. However, management systems (MS) need to be improved to identify, evaluate, and control ergonomic risks, which opens a research opportunity for Ergonomics Management Systems (EMS) as they apply to sustainable SCs. This study aims to design and validate an instrument to assess the EMS within a SC using a continuous improvement approach. The study used convenience sampling as experts were invited by e-mail, at congresses, and through a digital platform. A response rate of 6.2 % was obtained from the latter, and a total of 34 experts responded to the instrument. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were also carried out for the constructs of PLAN, DO, CHECK, and ACT. Finally, factors and variables were reduced by 42.71 %, leaving a 46-item final version of the instrument. Most of the structural model fit indices for the sample demonstrated good values, and the reliability indices were acceptable, this confirming the overall reliability of the instrument. In conclusion, the instrument was validated for all proposed constructs, with the exception of the PLAN construct. Thus, the instrument was found to be relevant and fit for implementation in EMS.
如今，组织必须遵守高质量标准、健康与安全法规以及社会可持续发展实践，才能在全球化的世界中取得成功。供应链（SC）使它们能够及时以最优价格满足客户对优质产品的需求。然而，管理系统（MS）需要改进，以识别、评估和控制人体工程学风险，这为应用于可持续供应链的人体工程学管理系统（EMS）带来了研究机会。本研究旨在设计并验证一种工具，以采用持续改进方法评估供应链中的EMS。该研究采用便利抽样，通过电子邮件、在大会上以及通过数字平台邀请专家。通过数字平台获得了6.2%的回复率，共有34位专家对该工具做出了回应。还对计划（PLAN）、执行（DO）、检查（CHECK）和行动（ACT）的结构进行了探索性因素分析（EFA）和验证性因素分析（CFA）。最后，因素和变量减少了42.71%，最终形成了一个包含46个条目的工具版本。样本的大多数结构模型拟合指数显示出良好的值，可靠性指数也可以接受，这证实了该工具的整体可靠性。总之，除了计划（PLAN）结构外，该工具对所有提出的结构都进行了验证。因此，该工具被认为是相关的，适合在EMS中实施。
