...Operations Management Materials Handling Equipments INDEX Sr. No. | CONTENT | PAGE NO. | 1 | Introduction | 3 | 2 | Objectives / Roles | 5 | 3 | Types of Material Handling Equipment | 6 | 4 | Material Handling Principles | 9 | 5 | Scope of Material handling | 10 | 6 | Importance of Materials Handling | 12 | 7 | Conveyor system | 13 | 8 | Cranes | 17 | 9 | Elevators | 20 | 10 | Industrial Trucks | 26 | 11 | Robotics | 28 | 12 | Live Racks | 32 | 13 | Role of material handling in supply chain | 35 | 14 | New generation material handling system | 36 | 15 | Summary | 38 | Introduction: Material handling refers to efficient short-distance movement of goods that usually takes place within the confines of a building such as a plant or a warehouse or between a building and a transportation agency. Material Handling is the field concerned with solving the pragmatic problems involving the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the processes of cleaning, preparation, manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal of all related materials, goods and their packaging. The material handling industry manufactures and distributes the equipment and services required to implement material handling systems, from obtaining, locally processing and shipping raw materials to utilization of industrial feedstocks in industrial manufacturing processes. Material handling systems range from simple pallet...
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...In manufacturing, facility layout consists of configuring the plant site with lines, buildings, major facilities, work areas, aisles, and other pertinent features such as department boundaries. While facility layout for services may be similar to that for manufacturing, it also may be somewhat differents is the case with offices, retailers, and warehouses. Because of its relative permanence, facility layout probably is one of the most crucial elements affecting efficiency. An efficient layout can reduce unnecessary material handling, help to keep costs low, and maintain product flow through the facility. Firms in the upper left-hand corner of the product-process matrix have a process structure known as a jumbled flow or a disconnected or intermittent line flow. Upper-left firms generally have a process layout. Firms in the lower right-hand corner of the product-process matrix can have a line or continuous flow. Firms in the lower-right part of the matrix generally have a product layout. Other types of layouts include fixed-position, combination, cellular, and certain types of service layouts. PROCESS LAYOUT Process layouts are found primarily in job shops, or firms that produce customized, low-volume products that may require different processing requirements and sequences of operations. Process layouts are facility configurations in which operations of a similar nature or function are grouped together. As such, they occasionally are referred to as functional layouts. Their...
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...Proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 9 – 10, 2010 Productivity Improvement through Line Balancing in Apparel Industries Md. Rezaul Hasan Shumon, Kazi Arif-Uz-Zaman and Azizur Rahman Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management Khulna University of Engineering and Technology Khulna, Bangladesh Abstract The apparel industries must produce momentous quantities in shorter lead times. Apparel product is highly correlated with high level of productivity; sewing line should be balanced in shorter possible time and effective way for each style and quantity. The focal constraint against the higher productivity is the difference in individual capacity which is the mode of improper line balancing and bottle neck process. This paper is based on an effective layout model where to hit upon the bottleneck process through benchmark capacity and led us to use balancing process using two separate concept of manufacturing processes- modular line and Traditional system both together. The research shows that this balanced layout model has increased the efficiency by 21%, and labor productivity by 22%. Keywords Scheduling, Line Balancing, Bundle system, Modular Line. 1. Introduction Since the late 1970s, the RMG industry started developing in Bangladesh primarily as an export-oriented industry and the domestic market for RMG has been increasing fast due to increase in personal disposable income and change...
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...resistance. EPICONDYLITIS also known as tennis elbow epicondylitis is the inflammation of tissues on the inner (thumb) side of the elbow. Understanding Ergonomics Anatomy is the study of internal and external structure. Physiology is the study of how living organisms perform the various functions of life Anthropometrics study of different sizes or measurement of the body parts. Biomechanics is the study of the way the work activities produces forces on muscles, nerves and bones. Industrial Design and Engineering the design of workplaces, tools, and processes. Types of Material Handling Equipment Storage and Handling Equipment Is used to hold or buffer materials during “downtimes” or times when they are not being transported. Bulk Material Handling are equipment used for storing, handling and transporting bulk materials. Industrial trucks Are motorized vehicles that are used to move and transport...
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...UTS Faculty of Engineering 46316 Materials Handling Assignment 1 – 2016 Thiago Luiz Lara Oliveira - 12224390 1. A rotary screw conveyor is to be designed to discharge Willow wood chips from the below ground bin illustrated, at a suitable rate of X tones per hour (to be estimated by students), into the furnace. The conveyor is to be a Y m long inclined screw conveyor which elevates the material 5 m. It requires a suitable pitch screw and may be selected from one of the standard diameters given in the tables. The student may choose to use a shaft-less screw. However, the student must justify his/her choice of screw giving the full reasoning supporting their choice. The equipment is in a covered area. Preliminaries: Read the reference article “Energy from Willow” and make your estimates of X and Y based on data in the paper. From CEMC (Screw Conveyor Manual v2.2) Table B: [pic] The estimative of tons per hour follow the example from the school consumption of 300 tons per year. Considering that there are 150 working days per year, 8 hours per year, there is a consumption of 0.25 tons or 552 lbs. per hour. Due to the capacity of the conveyor decreases dramatically with the increase of angle, the chosen angle is 20 degrees. Thus Y or L=15 meters or 50 feet (approximately). According to Table B, the density W= 20lbs. per cubic feet. In volume, there is a flow of (Q) 27.6 cubic feet per hour. The chosen conveyor model is the short-pitch...
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...The Sandwich Factory A: Write an Essay The central theme of the short story The Sandwich Factory is the mechanization of the workers/ humans at the factory. The story takes place in 1994 at a sandwich factory, where we meet the narrator who works there. Through him we get the impression that the employees are no longer considered humans or individuals, but almost nearly as machines, and he realizes that he doesn't want to be a part of this development. The narrator of the story is a 1st person narrator who restricts his own view to the factory. It is important that we hear his thoughts and his opinion, and that doesn't mean that we a 100% can rely on what he tells - in particular in some of the descriptions of the characters. The narrator mentions his Joy Division records, his Camuls novels and the novel Confessions of a Mark. This indicates that he is an intelligent man and in addition it also indicates that he probably is a student who has taken a low-paid job to make some money. Through the narrator we get a very negative impression of the factory. The factory itself seems like a ‘typical’ factory where the employees sit at the conveyor belt day after day, doing the same thing. This monotonous type of work is sure to affect a person at some point, for example Dot, who is a contrast to the narrator. Dot has been at the factory long enough to have lost a great part of her identity and human qualities. She has become a victim of the factory and this assertion is based on...
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...PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS OF BISCUITS Manufacturing biscuits begins with a planning process. At first, the production demand is analyzed. A biscuit company then creates a factory production plan ensuring the people working at the site, and the machines that are running are best utilized so that time and energy is not wasted. PROCEDURE OF MATERIAL RECEIVING: The necessary raw and packing materials as required by the production plan are then purchased. The purchased stock is then received from the various suppliers at the factory store that is also called Raw Material Store (RMS). All incoming materials are checked for quality in Quality Assurance Department. The store is responsible for issuing materials for the production process according to the planned requirements. It is only at this point that biscuits start to be made. After approval, incoming material is stored in raw material store and packaging material store, where sensitive items such as butter, color, flavors are stored in cold rooms. In rest of the cases Quality assurance performs testing after material is stored in relevant store and then accepts/rejects the material. PRODUCTION PROCESS: Information for daily production plan is supplied by marketing and sale department on the basis of customer demand. Keeping in view these factors, production plan is made. The whole production process consists of 5 different stages which are as follows: 1. MIXING The mixing stages are of great importance in biscuit-making...
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...Charlie’s Windows Installation – Job Description Position Title: Forklift Operator Classification: Grade 2 Location: Work site Reports To: FIELD SUPERVISOR ------------------------------------------------- JOB SUMMARY: Forklift Operators will move heavy materials from one point to another at a job site. They might work in a warehouse moving heavy pallets of materials, or they might have a job of moving the supplies on a work site (such as window frames in a bulk order, installation parts and the other tools that may be required). In some instances, the forklift operator may operate other powered industrial trucks, such as a scissor lift truck. This entry-level position gives the employee the skills to move into other, higher-paid jobs as a material moving machine operator. ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: * Load and unload products from trailers using forklift trucks and other material handling equipment. * Store the products properly in the warehouse. * Transport products to and from warehouse, worksite and distribution centers. * Deliver units and products to various units in safely and timely manner. * Sort, pack, wrap, tie and label products as per company procedures. * Weigh products and record weight and other data in product labels. * Monitor and maintain accurate inventory. * Clean work area (worksite, warehouse, distribution center, equipments) KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS REQUIRED: * The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
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...services. A good warehouse space and layout planning is a primary element for efficient warehouse. Tompkins and Harmelink (2004, p.240) state the purposes of warehouse layout are space usage efficiency; allowing for efficient material handling; cost efficiency; maximum flexibility and good housekeeping. Successful warehouse layout could maximize space utilization, minimize and control movement and location, and provide safety and security environment. The first step in warehouse layout planning is to consider the space requirement. Tompkins et al. (1996, p.430) state space conservation, space limitations, accessibility and orderliness are some factors on designing layout. In layout planning, as space will be limited by floor loads, truss, the height of ceiling, etc, it should be maximized utilization of concentration and cube and also minimized honeycombing. To optimize space utilization, it is not only developed by horizontally but also by vertically. Space concentration and cube utilization can benefit for the flexibility and ability for bulky receipts such as higher and thicker materials. Tompkins and Smiths (1998, p.243) describe honeycombing is storage space losing due to improper use of storage capacity. Honeycombing will limit multiple material loading and storage location sizes. Thus, honeycombing should be eliminated for space planning. For example, Zara utilized cube storage to increase its storage space. Li & Fung Group also adapted cubic location in warehouse to...
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...THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AT TVH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In performing our assignment, it's a successful one we had to take the help and guideline of you. First of all we are grateful to Allah who gives us sound mind & sound health to accomplish our assignment. The completion of the assignment gives us much Pleasure. We would like to thank our gratitude Farhana Habib Zinnia, Southeast University, Bangladesh for giving us a good guideline for assignment. We would like to thank School of Business Studies , Southeast University for updated education system in Bangladesh . Lastly we would like to deliver our whole hearted thanks to all the BBA,. Actually it was not possible for us to complete a severe task without such help. So we pray the long life and good health for all the persons who have helped and co-operated us in our assignment. 12 January 2014 SUMMARY Our study attempts to evaluate a company TVH which started a training program that is Mentorship program but face some problem because they didn’t provide the training in a systematic way. Sometimes company face many problem for the new employee’s activities because they are not well experienced before working into a company. Then Mentorship program plays an important role to develop the employees’ knowledge if they provide proper training program. That’s why the result shows that the young people can’t take the lesson easily for their lacking of their instrumental knowledge of the company. And we are trying to solve these problems...
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...Innovative Concrete Technology Forklift Policy July 26, 2011 Introduction ICT is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees. Forklift safety is major area of concern in a manufacturing and warehousing environment. The following policy provides the rules that must be followed to operate a forklift for ITC. This policy is now included in ICT’s Standard Operating Procedures. ITC Policy Inspections • Forklifts must be inspected daily and the inspection form filled out before being operated. • Immediately inform Alex, Tish and/or your supervisor if any problems are found. • DO NOT OPERATE the forklift if problems are found • A weekly inspection and preventative maintenance service will be performed every Monday. • If at any time a forklift is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the forklift must be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition. • Spillage of oil, fluids or fuel must be carefully washed away before restarting engine. A copy of the daily and weekly inspection form to be used is on the following page. Forklift Daily Inspection Name: Hour Meter Reading: Date: Circle correct response. Explain anything marked not...
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...Assignment On HRM case study Subject: Human Resource Management Course Code: MGT3125 Submitted To: Farhana Habib Zinnia Lecturer of Southeast University. Submitted By: Md. Neaj Mahmud Sajal ID No: 2012010000055 Md. Hasan ID No: 2012010000032 Al Maruf ID No: 2012010000056 Md. Mahabub Hasan ID No:2012010000058 Md. Nayeem Kawsar ID No: 2012010000059 Md. Zakaria Islam Piash ID No:2012010000486 Department of BBA Batch: 30th Section-B Submission Date: 11-01-2014 THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM AT TVH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT In performing our assignment, it's a successful one we had to take the help and guideline of you. First of all we are grateful to Allah who gives us sound mind & sound health to accomplish our assignment. The completion of the assignment gives us much Pleasure. We would like to thank our gratitude Farhana Habib Zinnia, Southeast University, Bangladesh for giving us a good guideline for assignment. We would like to thank School of Business Studies , Southeast University for updated education system in Bangladesh . Lastly we would like to deliver our whole hearted thanks to all the BBA,. Actually it was not possible for us to complete a severe task without such help. So we pray the long life and good health for all...
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...Application case The Mentorship program at TVH Group Thermote & Vanhalst (TVH) is a global organization that specializes in constructing and repairing forklift trucks. The organization’s expansion presents Paul Sanders, HR director at TVH, with a tough problem: TVH doesn’t have system to capture, store, and leverage employees’ knowledge. There is a massive inflow of young people who lack technical know-how, and specialized knowledge is lost when older employees leave the company. In order to deal with this problem, Paul Sanders introduced a mentorship program. This program helps older employees transmit their knowledge and know-how to younger employees. Paul realizes that the transition to the mentoring system has not gone smoothly when he gets a letter from Freddy Jacobs, One of his most respected employees. Freddy challenges him with the following: “Lately we are doing nothing but explaining work process to the young guys. Our own work has to be put aside, and why? Moreover, the young guy at prepacking has never seen a forklift truck in his life, but he started oof in charge of three older people. We have worked together successfully for than 30 years, and I hope that you will deal correctly with this situation.” After Paul finished reading the letter, he frowned. Experiencing workers were putting a lot of effort into teaching newcomers the tricks of the trade, but the older workers were now becoming upset because of the career opportunities given to the newcomers....
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...1. Introduction Forklift- also called lift trucks, tow motors and powered industrial trucks----are among the most common pieces of equipment in the workplace industry. Yet this machinery can also be a DANGEROUS---there are numerous forklift-related injuries each year, a number of them resulting in fatalities. On one hand, forklifts have the power to lift and move the heaviest objects. On the other hand, all that power comes with the potential for serious damage. The more you know about how forklifts operate, the better equipped you’ll be to stay safe and to keep those around your safe. Regardless of whether you’re a new operator or have years of experience, it’s up to you to follow safety practices and a basic set of rules every time you use a forklift. Starting with: Never operate a forklift unless you’re trained and authorized to do so. 2. Forklift Basics Types of forklifts There are many classes and types of forklifts, from the commons sit-down type to the narrow aisle stand-up; and from order pickers to powered pallet jacks. They may be powered by electricity, LP gas, diesel fuel or gasoline. Some are approved for use in certain hazardous conditions. There’s a forklift for just about any job……. In fact, forklifts can be grouped into the following classifications: * Class 1- Electric motor, sit-down rider, counterbalanced trucks ( solid or pneumatic tires) * Class 2- Electric motor, narrow aisle trucks (solid tires) * Class 3-Electric motor...
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...Online Petstore By Rachel Crane Intro to Programming Logic IT110-1301A-05 January 14, 2013 Contents Week 1: Project Outline 3 Week 1: Class Diagrams 4 Week 1: Use Case Diagrams 5 Week 2: Java Fundamentals 6 Week 3: Java Control Structures 9 Week 4: Error Handling and File Input/Output 11 Week 5: Final Application Design & Screenshots 12 Week 1: Project Outline Everyone loves their pets so I have decided to use pet products as a target for my project. As for a company I would rather go with my own name, The Pet Shop, the one stop online shop. Furthermore since there are so many areas within a pet shop I will be focusing on products for dogs, specifically pet beds. They will be anywhere from your basic pet bed at a low cost to more expensive beds with orthopedic benefits. Pet Beds Classic bed- stuffed with padding, size 24x24, material cotton, washable Durable bed- stuffed with padding, size 24x36, material micro-fiber, washable Outdoor bed- stuffed with padding, size 24x36, material nylon, non-washable Orthopedic bed- stuffed with foam, size 24x24, material cotton, washable Week 1: Class Diagrams Class Diagram Class contains the description, size, and material for product. Method is to either Add product to Wishlist or Add product to Cart. Week 1: Use Case Diagrams Customers have the option to view products, add products to a wishlist for later purchase, or buy products online. Week 2: Java Fundamentals Java Application...
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