Ergonomics Management Evaluation Model for Supply Chain: An Axiomatic Design Approach

Iván Francisco Rodríguez-Gámez, Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías (), Ernesto Alonso Lagarda-Leyva, Juan Luis Hernández-Arellano, Yordán Rodríguez and Arnulfo Naranjo-Flores
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Iván Francisco Rodríguez-Gámez: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Del Charro Ave. 450N, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Chihuahua, Mexico
Aide Aracely Maldonado-Macías: Department of Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Del Charro Ave. 450N, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ernesto Alonso Lagarda-Leyva: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sonora Institute of Technology, 5 de Febrero 818 Sur Col. Centro, Ciudad Obregon 85000, Sonora, Mexico
Juan Luis Hernández-Arellano: Department of Design, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Del Charro Ave. 450N, Ciudad Juarez 32310, Chihuahua, Mexico
Yordán Rodríguez: National School of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellin 050010, Colombia
Arnulfo Naranjo-Flores: Department of Industrial Engineering, Sonora Institute of Technology, 5 de Febrero 818 Sur Col. Centro, Ciudad Obregon 85000, Sonora, Mexico

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-47

Abstract: Organizations worldwide are moving towards sustainability in the supply chains (SCs). Ergonomics management (EM) in SCs can contribute to their social sustainability (SS) by providing a fair, safe, and healthy environment. The literature recognizes the lack of an ergonomics management evaluation model (EMEM) for SCs contributing to SS. This research aims to propose an EMEM applicable to SCs. A continuous improvement approach with five constructs: Plan, Do, Check, Act, and Leadership and Worker participation (L&WP) was conducted, including nineteen domains, and the axiomatic design methodology was deployed. Design ranges (DRs) were defined by 34 experts from Latin America. System ranges (SRs) were assessed by self-assessments of EM practices to obtain the information content axiom in one case study of the Mexican salt industry. A new ergonomics management index for the supply chain (EMISC) and a corresponding scale were implemented. According to this scale, the index was found to be low, indicating a poor ergonomics management index (EMI) for the supplier link across the nineteen domains. The proposed EMEM effectively obtains an EMI of the supply chain (SC) by link and entirely. The model identifies opportunities to improve ergonomics practices for companies participating in sustainable supply chains (SSC).

Keywords: axiomatic design; ergonomics management; ergonomics management index; supply chain; social sustainability; ergonomics management evaluation model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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