Material Handling System Design
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MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM DESIGN
Sunderesh S. Heragu and Banu Ekren
University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
1 INTRODUCTION 2 TEN PRINCIPLES OF MATERIAL HANDLING
2.1 Planning 2.2 Standardization 2.3 Work 2.4 Ergonomics 2.5 Unit Load 2.6 Space Utilization 2.7 System 2.8 Automation 2.9 Environment 2.10 Life Cycle
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3.7 Warehouse Material Handling Devices 3.8 Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System
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4 HOW TO CHOOSE THE “RIGHT” EQUIPMENT 5 A MULTIOBJECTIVE MODEL FOR OPERATION ALLOCATION AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT SELECTION IN FMS DESIGN 6 WAREHOUSING
6.1 Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing 6.2 Warehouse Functions 6.3 Inverse Storage
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Material handling systems consist of discrete or continuous resources to move entities from one location to another. They are more common in manufacturing systems compared to service systems. Material movement occurs everywhere in a factory or warehouse—before, during, and after processing. Apple (1977) notes that material handling can account for up to 80 percent of production activity. Although material movement does not add value in the manufacturing process, half of the company’s operation costs are material handling costs (Meyers 1993).
Many of the sections in this chapter have been reproduced from Chapter 11 of Heragu (2008), with permission.
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Materials Handling System Design
Therefore, keeping the material handling activity at a minimum is very important for companies. Due to the increasing demand for a high variety of products and shorter response times in today’s manufacturing industry, there is a need for
1
MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM DESIGN
Sunderesh S. Heragu and Banu Ekren
University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky
1 INTRODUCTION 2 TEN PRINCIPLES OF MATERIAL HANDLING
2.1 Planning 2.2 Standardization 2.3 Work 2.4 Ergonomics 2.5 Unit Load 2.6 Space Utilization 2.7 System 2.8 Automation 2.9 Environment 2.10 Life Cycle
1 2
2 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 8
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3.7 Warehouse Material Handling Devices 3.8 Autonomous Vehicle Storage and Retrieval System
AL
15 16
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4 HOW TO CHOOSE THE “RIGHT” EQUIPMENT 5 A MULTIOBJECTIVE MODEL FOR OPERATION ALLOCATION AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT SELECTION IN FMS DESIGN 6 WAREHOUSING
6.1 Just-in-Time (JIT) Manufacturing 6.2 Warehouse Functions 6.3 Inverse Storage
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MA
21 24
24 24 26
Material handling systems consist of discrete or continuous resources to move entities from one location to another. They are more common in manufacturing systems compared to service systems. Material movement occurs everywhere in a factory or warehouse—before, during, and after processing. Apple (1977) notes that material handling can account for up to 80 percent of production activity. Although material movement does not add value in the manufacturing process, half of the company’s operation costs are material handling costs (Meyers 1993).
Many of the sections in this chapter have been reproduced from Chapter 11 of Heragu (2008), with permission.
1
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1
INTRODUCTION1
PY R
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
Conveyors Palletizers Trucks Robots Automated Guided Vehicles Hoists, Cranes, and Jibs
HT
3 TYPES OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT
9
9 11 12 13 13 14
IG
7 AVS/RS CASE STUDY REFERENCES
26 28
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Materials Handling System Design
Therefore, keeping the material handling activity at a minimum is very important for companies. Due to the increasing demand for a high variety of products and shorter response times in today’s manufacturing industry, there is a need for