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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ii
1 Introduction and Overview 1
2 Contents 1
2.1 Describe the factors/variables considered when designing a Material Handling System. 1
2.2-Describe the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, appropriate applications for the two or three equipment assigned to you :
1)Pallet trucks
2) Side loaders
3) Power roller conveyors
4) Overhead chain conveyors
2.3 Discuss the latest trends and technologies for Material Handling System and Management. 2
3 Conclusion 3
4 References 4

Introduction
  * This document describes the factors/variables considered when designing a Material Handling System. Introduce the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, appropriate applications for the pallet trucks, side loaders, power roller conveyers and overhead chain conveyers. And discuss the latest trends and technologies for Material Handling System and Management.
Contents
The factors/variables considered when designing a Material Handling System.
  * When designing the material handling system, facility layout, product routings, and material flow control must be considered.
  1) Facility layout: The facilities layout is to minimize the movement, handling and shipping distance of the material and labour by optimum locating equipment, people, materials, base installation and the point of data collection meanwhile improve the overall productivity.
  2) Product routings: A Product Routing is the list of the operations that must be carried out, and the time required for each operation, in order to make a product. Each operation is carried out at a Work Centre and hence the Product Routing describes the route that a product follows as it travels from work centre to work centre across the factory floor.
  3) Material flow control: The task of Material Flow Control is communication with the material handling equipment from the Host or Warehouse Management System to the shop floor.

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