CHAPTER 1 MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM DESIGN

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CHAPTER1MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM DESIGNSunderesh S. Heragu and Banu EkrenUniversity of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky1 INTRODUCTION12 TEN PRINCIPLES OFMATERIAL Unit Space Life Cycle83 TYPES OF MATERIALHANDLING Automated Guided Hoists, Cranes, and Warehouse material Autonomous Vehicle Storage andRetrieval System164 HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT195 A MULTIOBJECTIVEMODEL FOR OPERATIONALLOCATION ANDMATERIAL HANDLINGEQUIPMENT SELECTION INFMS DESIGN216 Just-in-Time (JIT) Warehouse Inverse Storage267 AVS/RS CASE STUDY26REFERENCES281INTRODUCTION1Materia l HANDLING systems consist of discrete or continuous resources to moveentities from one locatio

2 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 highly flexible and efficient material handling systems.

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