14.Exploring Features of the Unconscious in Quality Inspection in Manufacturing

Jun Nakamura1, Nozomi Komiya2
1Chuo University, Faculty of Global Management, 742-1 Higashinakano, Hachioji-City, Tokyo, 192-0393, Japan
2Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies, Chuo University, 742-1 Higashinakano, Hachioji-City, Tokyo, 192-0393, Japan
pp. 385–389
ABSTRACT
In quality inspection, which is the final stage of the manufacturing process, there is an operational manual on how the object should be inspected. In this study, we followed the gaze of the workers to search for the "way of looking" at the objects to be inspected, which is not described in the manual. As a result of experiment, we found a difference of the reciprocating eye movements between skilled worker and the beginner. It is suggested that this indicates a way of looking at inspection that has been unconscious until now.

ARTICLE INFO
Article History
Received 13 December 2021
Accepted 08 April 2023

Keywords
Skill transfer
Experienced worker
Reciprocal motion
Quality inspection
Manufacturing

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