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Material Handling
Material handling is the function of moving the right material to the right place in the right time, in the right amount, in sequence, and in the right condition to minimize production cost.
The cost of MH estimates 20-25 of total manufacturing labor cost in the United States [The Material Handling Industry of America
(MHIA)]
Considerations cont.
2. Flow rate
Quantity of material moved
High Low
Conveyors
Short
Long
Move Distance
Considerations cont.
3. Plant Layout
Layout Type Fixed position Characteristics Large product size, low production rate Variation in product and processing, low and medium production rates Typical MH Equipment Cranes, hoists, industrial trucks
Process
Product
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS,
LOW COST
LOW RATE OF DELIVERIES/HOUR
Less distance
MOVING LIGHT LOADS IN FACTORY
MANUAL
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS,POWERED
MEDIUM COST MOVEMENT OF PALLET LOADS AND PALLETIZED CONTAINERS IN A FACTORY OR WAREHOUSE
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
HIGH COST
BATTERY- POWERED VECHILES FLEXIBLE ROUTING NON OBSTRUCTIVE PATHWAYS MEDIUM COST MOVING PALLET LOADS IN FACTORY OR WAREHOUSE MOVING WORK IN PROCESS ALONG VARIABLE ROUTES IN LOW AND MEDIUM PRODUCTION
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
HIGH COST
MOVING SINGLE ASSEMBLIES,PRODUCTS, FLEXIBLE ROUTING OR PALLET LOADS ALONG VARIABLE ON THE FLOOR OR OVER ROUTES IN FACTORY OR HEAD TYPES WAREHOUSE
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
GREAT VARIETY OF EQUIPMENT IN-FLOOR ,ON-FLOOR , OR OVERHEAD MECHANICAL POWER TO MOVE LOADS RESIDES IN PATHWAY
MOVINF PRODUCTS ALONG A MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINE SORTATION OF TIMES IN A DISTRIBUTION CENTER
FEATURES
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Hoists
Gantry cranes
AGVS
3.
Simplification principle
simplify handling by reducing, eliminating, or combining unnecessary movement and/or equipment. Four questions to ask to simplify any job:
Can this job be eliminated? If we cant eliminate, can we combine movements to reduce cost? (unit load concept) If we cant eliminate or combine, can we rearrange the operations to reduce the travel distance? If we cant do any of the above, can we simplify?
4. Gravity principle
Utilize gravity to move material whenever practical.
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8. Automation principle
MH operations should be mechanized and/or automated where feasible to improve operational efficiency, increase responsiveness, improve consistency and predictability, decrease operating costs. ASRS is a perfect example.
13.
Example
A punch press can cycle every 0.03 minute, but our time standard for manually loading and unloading this press is only 300 pieces per hour.
Press capacity = 60 min / 0.03 = 2000 pieces/hr Utilization = 300 / 2000 = 15%
Should we buy a new press? If we can purchase a coil-feeding material handling system, we could approach 100% press utilization.