Material Handling

The objective is to ensure about the goods are delivered to the right places at the right instance and in aright manner to ignore delays, unnecessary and contestation handling.  A big percentage of production costs are taken up through material handling activities.  A good material handling system must minimize these costs.

The manger needs to determine the type of equipment to be employed to handle the material. Here the type of equipment which is most frequently employed includes as:

1. Trucks
2. Lifts
3. Cranes
4. Towing
5. Conveyors

The type of equipment for the issues that influence, used includes as:

1. Rate or frequency of movement
2. Volume
3. Type of materials being moved
4. Route of movement speed required
5. Safety or hazards involved
6. Method of storage employed.