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Material-handling equipment. Material handling equipment ( MHE) is mechanical equipment used for the movement, storage, control, and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. [1] The different types of equipment can be classified into four major categories: [2 ...
Supply-chain optimization addresses the general supply-chain problem of delivering products to customers at the lowest total cost and highest profit, trading off the costs of inventory, transportation, distributing and manufacturing. In addition, optimizing storage and transportation costs by means of product / package size is one of the ...
TI-HI. TI-HI, Ti-High, Tie-High, or Ti by Hi is a term often used in the logistics industry. It refers to the number of boxes /cartons stored on a layer, or tier, (the TI) and the number of layers high that these will be stacked on the pallet (the HI). [1] It can also be used in reference to the stacking pattern used to load a pallet in order ...
Capacity utilization or capacity utilisation is the extent to which a firm or nation employs its installed productive capacity (maximum output of a firm or nation). It is the relationship between output that is produced with the installed equipment, and the potential output which could be produced with it, if capacity was fully used. [1] The Formula is the actual output per period all over ...
An automated storage and retrieval system ( ASRS or AS/RS) consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. [1] Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are typically used in applications where: There is a very high volume of loads being moved into and out ...
Supply and demand stacked in a conceptual chain. A supply chain, sometimes expressed as a "supply-chain", [1] is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them [2] to end consumers [3] or end customers. [4] Meanwhile, supply chain management deals with the flow of ...
Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers. [2] [3] Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. [3] The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as ...
Design for logistics is a series of concepts in the field of supply chain management involving product and design approaches that help to control logistics costs and increase customer service level. These concepts were introduced by Professor Hau Lee of Stanford University, and have the three key components: Economic packaging and transportation, Concurrent and parallel processing, and ...