Material Handling

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Material Handling

• Chapter 5

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Definition

• The art and science of moving, storing,
  protecting, and controlling material.
• Providing
• Right amount
• Right material
• Right condition
• Right place
• Right position
• Right sequence
• Right cost
• Right method

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Material Handling Principles

• Space Utilization
• System
• Automation
• Environmental
• Life Cycle Cost

• Planning
• Standardization
• Work
• Ergonomic
• Unit Load

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Material Handling System Equation
WHY?
WHERE?
WHEN?
HOW?
WHO?
WHICH?
WHAT?



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Unit Load

• Unit load principle
• Arrangement of single or multiple items, or bulk
  material, into a single mass and restrained for
  movement and storage.

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Unit Load Systems

• Containers - see page 177
• Pallets - see page 179

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Basic types of Material Handling Equipment

• Conveyors
• Cranes Hoists
• Trucks
• Auxiliary equipment
• Containers and supports
• Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems

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Characteristics of Material Handling Equipment

• PRIMARY FUNCTION
• TYPE OF LOAD
• MOVEMENT
• POINTS OF COVERAGE
• PATHS

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CONVEYORS (Monorails)

• Primary function - conveying
• Uniform loads
• Continuously moved
• Point to point
• Fixed paths

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Cranes and Hoists

• Primary function- transferring
• Varying loads
• Intermittent moves
• Points within an area
• Fixed within an area

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Trucks (Industrial Vehicles)

• Primary Function - maneuvering or transporting
• Mixed or uniform loads
• Intermittent moves
• Various paths
• Wide areas

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Auxiliary Equipment

• Devices or attachments used with handling
  equipment to make its use more effective.

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Containers and Supports

• Unit loads
• Bulk containers
• Storage Racks
• Drawer systems

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Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems

• Handles, stores and retrieves materials with
  precision, accuracy, and speed under a defined
  degree of automation.
• Some flexibility.
• Good at handling large number of different items.
• High initial investment.

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Material Handling Audit Checklist

• Appendix 5.A (page 205)

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Material Handling Equipment

• Appendix 5.B (page 214)

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Automated Guided Vehicle Systems

• Appendix 5.c (page 290)