@misc{8344,
  abstract     = {{BACKGROUND:The future of work in Germany is shaped by megatrends like globalization, automatization, digitization, and the demographic change. Furthermore, mass customization and the increasing usage of AI even in manual assembly offers new opportunities as well as it creates new challenges. OBJECTIVE:The trend towards mass customization in turn leads to increased complexity in production, which results in additional mental workload. This effect will continue in the foreseeable future. METHOD:Especially for small and medium sized companies, the backbone of Germany’s economy, automatization and Human-Robot-Collaboration will take time to develop. Information assistance systems are and will be a bridging technology to help organizations to manage increasing complexity and the mental workload of their employees to not only boost productivity but also keep their workforce healthy. The ongoing demographic change further underlines the need to use information assistance systems to compensate possible age-associated deficits, but also keep older employees committed to their work and avoid effects of disengagement or disenfranchisement through participatory ergonomics. RESULTS: Information assistance systems can only develop their inherent potential if they are designed to support employees of varying age, competence levels, and affinity for technology. Participatory development and early engagement are key factors for an increased acceptance and usage of the systems as well as the individualization to make it suitable for each individual employee. CONCLUSION:Expanding the functionalities to an adaptive assistance system, using physiological correlates of mental workload as an input, is conceivable in the future. }},
  author       = {{Bläsing, Dominic and Hinrichsen, Sven and Wurm, Susanne and Bornewasser, Manfred}},
  booktitle    = {{Work}},
  issn         = {{1875-9270 }},
  keywords     = {{Cognitive ergonomics, aging workforce, complexity, mixed-model assembly}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{1535--1548}},
  publisher    = {{IOS Press}},
  title        = {{{Information assistance systems as preventive mediators between increasing customization and mental workload}}},
  doi          = {{http://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-211283}},
  volume       = {{72}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}

@inproceedings{611,
  abstract     = {{Empirical research shows that the informational design of manual assembly systems is becoming increasingly important in the light of growing complexity. Assembly assistance systems supply employees with information according to their needs and individual situation. This article aims to present important principles for the design of informational assembly assistance systems. The empirical basis for these principles is formed by projects involving the introduction of informational assistance systems for assembly work. The trends and design recommendations are explained using a model, which illustrates important associations between the complexity of assembly tasks, the demands on the mental capacity of employees, work productivity and the use of assembly assistance systems.}},
  author       = {{Hinrichsen, Sven and Bornewasser, Manfred}},
  booktitle    = {{Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing}},
  editor       = {{Karwowski, Waldemar  and Ahram, Tareq}},
  isbn         = {{978-3-030-11050-5}},
  issn         = {{2194-5365}},
  keywords     = {{Assistance systems, Manual assembly, Cognitive ergonomics}},
  location     = {{San Diego, USA}},
  pages        = {{286--292}},
  publisher    = {{Springer International Publishing}},
  title        = {{{How to Design Assembly Assistance Systems}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/978-3-030-11051-2_44}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}

@article{222,
  abstract     = {{Die Komplexität in der manuellen Montage steigt. In der sog. Mehrprodukt- oder Variantenmontage hat der Beschäftigte permanent zwischen verschiedenen Alternativen auszuwählen. Dies betrifft z.B. zu montierende Teile, Werkzeuge, Fügeverfahren oder Hilfsmittel, die in ganz unterschiedlichen Kombinationen zu verwenden sind. Der Montageprozess wird dadurch aus Sicht des Beschäftigten zu einem kontinuierlichen Auswahlprozess. Dieser stellt zunehmend höhere informatorische und kognitive Anforderungen und steigert die mentale Beanspruchung. Dies hat negative Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsproduktivität. Informatorische Assistenzsysteme gelten als geeignete Instrumente, moderierenden Einfluss auf diese Entwicklung zu nehmen. Entscheidende Stellgrößen dabei betreffen Fragen, wie komplex die Anforderungen und wie ausgeprägt die subjektiven Ressourcen sowie die mentalen Beanspruchungen sind. Aus diesen Überlegungen werden Empfehlungen zur Gestaltung von informatorischen Assistenzsystemen abgeleitet.}},
  author       = {{Bornewasser, Manfred and Hinrichsen, Sven and Bläsing, Dominic}},
  issn         = {{0340-2444}},
  journal      = {{Zeitschrift für Arbeitswissenschaft}},
  keywords     = {{Complexity, Mental workload, Objective measurement, Informational assistance systems, Cognitive ergonomics}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{264--275}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  title        = {{{Informatorische Assistenzsysteme in der manuellen Montage: Ein nützliches Werkzeug zur Reduktion mentaler Beanspruchung?}}},
  doi          = {{https://doi.org/10.1007/s41449-018-0123-x}},
  volume       = {{72}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}