A methodology for selecting preventive measures to mitigate error-influencing factors in manual assembly lines: Literature Data

<p dir="ltr">In today’s manufacturing landscape, increasing societal and economic pressures have heightened the vulnerability to human errors during manual assembly. Shifting demographics, a limited pool of qualified personnel, and increasing demands for product variety, cost efficiency, quality, and timely delivery have significantly intensified the workload on employees. This widening gap between operational challenges and human performance highlights a critical threat to both productivity and the social and economic sustainability of manufacturing systems, underscoring the necessity for a detailed understanding of the factors that trigger errors and for developing effective measures against them. To address this, this article introduces an innovative taxonomy that systematically categorizes preventive measures to mitigate error-influencing factors, thereby supporting sustainable and resilient production. This taxonomy lays a solid groundwork for practical application, developed through an extensive literature review, expert interviews, and a collaborative workshop. Furthermore, a methodology that enables the tailored selection of appropriate measures based on previously evaluated error-influencing factors is proposed, thereby providing a pragmatic decision-support tool for sustainable manufacturing organizations.</p>