Wednesday, 10 January 2007

Goals of Material Handling

Goals of Material Handling

1. Maintain product quality, reduce damage and provide protection of materials.

2. Promote safety and improve working conditions.

3. Improve productivity through:

  • Materials should move as short distance as possible
  • Increase the size of materials handled
  • Mechanize /Automate Material Handling
  • Maintain/Improve material handling ratios
  • Increase throughput by using automated material handling equipment

4. Promote increase use of facilities

  • Increase cubic utilization
  • Purchase versatile equipment
  • Standardize material handling equipment
  • Maintain, and replace as needed, all equipment and develop a preventive maintenance program
  • Integrate all material handling equipment into a system

5. Reduce tare weight (describe the weight of packaging material).
6. Control inventory.


Material Handling Equipment

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