Listen "Virtual Manufacturing and Response Surface Methodology"
Episode Synopsis
...and now for another Human Factors Minute!
Virtual manufacturing and response surface methodology (VMRSM) is a method in ergonomics to use computerized tools and statistical analysis for workstation design.
Computerized tools help assist and enable an individual to simulate an evaluate a large mnumber of design configurations with respect to multiple performance measures.
Many of the tools available have the capability to model a workstation, but fail to model the interaction a user may have with a given workspace.
By combining the virtual modeling tools with an analysis by the ergonomist, human performance and ergonomic needs can be assessed to design these workstations.
The advantage of this method is that many computer tools are defined by metrics (like height, length, depth) and this frees up the analyst to focus on workflow, rather than specific parameters.
This has been another Human Factors Minute!
Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media
Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast
Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast
Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord
Follow us:
Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/
Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast
Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast
Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast
Resources:
Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast
Virtual manufacturing and response surface methodology (VMRSM) is a method in ergonomics to use computerized tools and statistical analysis for workstation design.
Computerized tools help assist and enable an individual to simulate an evaluate a large mnumber of design configurations with respect to multiple performance measures.
Many of the tools available have the capability to model a workstation, but fail to model the interaction a user may have with a given workspace.
By combining the virtual modeling tools with an analysis by the ergonomist, human performance and ergonomic needs can be assessed to design these workstations.
The advantage of this method is that many computer tools are defined by metrics (like height, length, depth) and this frees up the analyst to focus on workflow, rather than specific parameters.
This has been another Human Factors Minute!
Be sure to check out our main show at our official website: https://www.humanfactorscast.media
Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast
Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast
Join us on Discord:https://go.humanfactorscast.media/Discord
Follow us:
Human Factors Cast Merchandise Store: https://www.humanfactorscast.media/p/Store/
Follow us on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/HumanFactorsCast
Follow us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HumanFactorsCast
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/humanfactorscast
Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/HFactorsPodcast
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanFactorsCast
Resources:
Music by Kevin McLeod: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/Mentioned in this episode:Support us on Patreon for access to the full library of Human Factors Minutehttps://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast
More episodes of the podcast Human Factors Minute
Perception of Time
20/12/2025
ISO Standards
10/12/2025
ACM SIGCHI
30/11/2025
HFETAG - Extreme Environments
20/11/2025
Universal Design Heuristics
10/11/2025
INCOSE Systems Engineering Certifications
31/10/2025
Forensic Human Factors
20/10/2025
HFETAG - Cognitive Readiness
10/10/2025
Human Factors of the Titanic
30/09/2025
MIL-STD-1472H
20/09/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.