制造業和服務業的人為因素和人類工效學的目的是促進發現、整合和應用有關制造業人的方面的科學知識，并為全球傳播此類知識提供一個論壇，使其應用于制造業并對制造業有利。該雜志涵蓋了廣泛的人機工程學和人為因素問題，重點關注當代制造系統的設計、操作和管理，包括車間和辦公環境，以追求制造的靈活性，即增強和整合人的技能和硬件性能，以改善市場。競爭力、變更管理、產品和過程質量以及人的系統可靠性。該期刊跨學科和跨學科的性質使其能夠處理與制造系統設計和工程、人力資源管理、社會、組織、安全和健康問題相關的廣泛問題。特定主題領域的例子包括：先進制造技術的實施、計算機輔助設計和工程的人的方面、工作設計、薪酬和評估、選擇培訓和教育、勞動管理關系、敏捷制造和虛擬公司、全面質量管理中的人為因素。耳鼻喉科，預防與工作有關的肌肉骨骼疾病，工作場所的人體工程學，設備和工具設計，人體工程學程序，工業指南和標準，自動化安全和機器人系統，人類技能開發和知識增強技術，可靠性，安全和工人健康問題。

The purpose of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries is to facilitate discovery, integration, and application of scientific knowledge about human aspects of manufacturing, and to provide a forum for worldwide dissemination of such knowledge for its application and benefit to manufacturing industries. The journal covers a broad spectrum of ergonomics and human factors issues with a focus on the design, operation and management of contemporary manufacturing systems, both in the shop floor and office environments, in the quest for manufacturing agility, i.e. enhancement and integration of human skills with hardware performance for improved market competitiveness, management of change, product and process quality, and human-system reliability. The inter- and cross-disciplinary nature of the journal allows for a wide scope of issues relevant to manufacturing system design and engineering, human resource management, social, organizational, safety, and health issues. Examples of specific subject areas of interest include: implementation of advanced manufacturing technology, human aspects of computer-aided design and engineering, work design, compensation and appraisal, selection training and education, labor-management relations, agile manufacturing and virtual companies, human factors in total quality management, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, ergonomics of workplace, equipment and tool design, ergonomics programs, guides and standards for industry, automation safety and robot systems, human skills development and knowledge enhancing technologies, reliability, and safety and worker health issues.