The E/S tool

PSIM aims at a continuous and integral improvement of assembly processes. The E/S tool was developed to ensure that up-to-date ergonomic and sociotechnical knowledge is considered in these improvement processes. Designed to be used by employees of assembly enterprises, the tool otfers support by means of visualizations and by means of a flexible procedure that offers structured guidance in optirnizing the assembly environment. In this chapter the sfucture, the participative application procedure and the developed software prototype ofthe E/S tool are presented.