HANDLING Industrial Logistics BPT 3123 Industrial Technology Management Programme Faculty of Technology Chapter Outline Introduction Packaging Perspectives Packaging For Materials Handling Efficiency ID: 733751
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PACKAGING & MATERIALS
HANDLING
Industrial Logistics (BPT 3123)
Industrial Technology Management
Programme
Faculty of TechnologySlide2
Chapter Outline
IntroductionPackaging PerspectivesPackaging For Materials Handling EfficiencyUnitizationCommunicationContainersPackage Design
Materials HandlingSlide3
Lesson Outcomes
Understand important of packaging that affects the cost of every logistical activity Explain several reasons of material handling that impact warehouse productivitySlide4
Managing logistics must plan the best ways to load, offload, move, sort and select products
Logistics personnel must work closely with engineers to design or select packaging materials that facilitate materials handlingSlide5
Packaging Perspectives
Packaging is typically viewed as being either consumer, focused primarily on marketing or industrial, focused on logisticsIndividual products or parts are typically grouped into cartons, bags, bins or barrels for damage protection and handling efficiencyContainers used to group individual products are called master cartons
The weight, cube and damage potential of the master carton determines transportation and material handling requirementsSlide6
Packaging protects the product and facilitate ease of handling in a number of ways:
Create one large container out of several smaller units (known as containerization / unitization)Eg.: individual soft drinks are frequently packaged in six-packsPackagingSlide7
Packages contain information about the products they contain
(communication) – information transfer useful when sorting products and processing ordersEg.: Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS), Radio frequency identification (RFID)
PackagingSlide8
Packaging concern is the relationship between the boxes size, order quantity and retail display
quantity (rigid / flexible containers)Packaging
The determination of final package design requires a great deal of testing to assure that both marketing and logistics concerns are satisfiedSlide9
Product packaging in standard configuration and order quantities facilitates logistical efficiency (
package design)Example : cube utilization can be improved through reduced package size by concentrating products by eliminating air inside packages and by shipping items unassembledTotal weight can sometimes be reduced by product or package changesExample : substituting plastic bottles for glass
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Principles of Materials Handling
Equipment for handling and storage should be as standardized as possibleWhen in motion, the system should be designed to provide maximum continuous product flowInvestment should be in handling rather than stationary equipmentHandling equipment should be utilized to the maximum extent possible
In handling equipment, selection the ratio of dead weight to payload should be minimized
Whenever practical, gravity flow should be incorporated in system design
Materials
HandlingSlide11
Classification of Handling Systems:
Materials HandlingSlide12
Packaging and materials handling decisions affect value in many ways:
Material handling costs can be substantial, and improved labor and equipment productivities can significantly improve profitsMaterials handling is usually the number one cause of product damage and loss in logistics – poor handling practices and improperly packaged items lead to scratched, dented and broken products Packaging & Materials HandlingSlide13
How packaging and materials handling affects cost and productivity of logistics?
Inventory control depends upon the accuracy of manual and automatic identification systems keyed by product packagingHandling cost depends upon unitization capability and techniquesTransportation and storage costs are driven by package size and densityCustomer service depends upon packaging to achieve quality control during distribution
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Summary
Order selection speed, accuracy and efficiency are influenced by package identification, configuration and handling easeSignificant number of labor hours are devoted to materials handling and materials handling capabilities limit the direct benefits that can gained by improved information technology and automation technology