We categorized these works into three different classes, representing the specificity of the studied human factor. The Scopus database was systematically searched for works from 2014 to 2021 that describe some aspects of human factors in industry. Our objectives with this review are to propose an overview of the different methods to measure human factors, of the solutions to reduce the occupational strain for workers and of the technical solutions to integrate these measures and solutions into a complex industrial decision system. Incorporating human factors into a decision system is a difficult challenge for manufacturing companies because the data related to human factors are difficult to sense and integrate into the decision-making processes. Human factors have always been an important part of research in industry, but more recently the idea of sustainable development has attracted considerable interest for manufacturing companies and management practitioners. The paper sums up first experiences and conclusions. Thus, they can take both chances and challenges into account. The workshop provides hands-on experiences and allows participants to get a holistic view on technology. The concept aims at showing the benefits of MES from an engineering point of view as well as enabling works councils to survey implementation processes of MES in the sense of participatory ergonomics. IG Metall and Ruhr-University Bochum developed an interdisciplinary workshop concept for works councils taking place in a close-to-reality setting of the LPS learning factory. Their implementation changes workplaces and work organization, affects issues of employment, remuneration, data privacy protection, working tasks, qualification requirements, working time, as well as safety and health protection. MES are an integral part of the operational implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies. The concept was developed by IG Metall (“Industrial Union of metalworkers”) and Ruhr-University Bochum (“LPS, Chair of Production Systems” and “Office of Cooperation RUB/IGM”) considering the technical as well as the sociological and didactical perspective. The addressed target groups are trade union representatives and works councils. This paper gives an insight into a learning factory concept on a rather abstract topic: Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) as the basic IT-infrastructure for industrial internet application.
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