物流英语chapter 5 Materials Handling.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Chapter five Materials Handling,Learning objective,To understand the definition of materials handling,To Understand the importance of the danger of materials handling,To demonstrate the materials handling process of your company,To establish logistics business relationship with your clients,Introduction to materials handling,Materials handling is loading,moving and unloading materials.To do it safely and economically,different types of tackles,gadgets and equiment are used,when the materials handling is referred to as mechanical handling of materials.,Due to the weight,volume and throughput of materials,mechanical handling of materials may become unavoidable.Often materials handling extends beyond the boundary of the industry in the form of movement of raw materials from the sources to the plant or in the form of finished goods from the plant to the points fo consumption.,These long distance movements of materials are generally termed as transportation of materials through various modes of transport like road,raqil,ship or air.Transportion is generally excluded form the scope of materials handling.However,at each of the sources and destinations,loading and unloading of materials is necessary and these are referred to as materials handling of these locations.,Materials handling is not a produciton process and hence does not add to the value of the product.It also costs money;therefore it should be eliminated or at least reduced as much a possible.In many cases,mechanical handling reduces the cost of manual handling of the materials,where such materials handling is highly desirable.The foremost importance of materials handling is that it helps productivity and thereby increases profitability of an industry.,Many enterprises go out of business because of inefficient materials handling practices.In many instances,it is seen that competing industries are using same or similar production equipment,and one who uses improved materials handling system stays ahead of their competitors.The essential requirements of a good materials handling system may be summarized as:,Efficient and safe movement of materials to the desired place.,Timely movement of the materials when needed;,Supply of materials at the desired rate.,Storing of materials utilizing minimum space/,Lowest cost solution to the materials handling activities.,All the above points clearly show the importance of materials handling in an industry or material transportation system.However,the negative aspects of materials handling should also not be overlooked.,Additional capital cost involved in any materials handling system.,Once a materials handling system get implemented,flexibility for further changes gets greatly reduced.,With an integrated materials handling system installed,failure/stoppage in any protion of it leads to increased downtime of the prodution system.,materials handling system needs maintenance,hence any addition to materials handling means additional maintenance facilities and costs.,materials handling can be a major source of occupational injuries whether the work is done manually or with mechanical assistance.Jobs that involve manual,mechanical or repetitive handling present the highest risk of injury.materials handling using powered industrial vehicles also present hazards and risks in movement and property damage.,materials handling requires careful consideration of many factors including the area of ergonomics.Therefore,all mechanical equipment must be inspected before use and emplyees using any and all powered industrial vehicles or trucks must have appropriate training.,Questions:,what is materials handling and mechanical handling of materials?,Why is the materials handling so important?,What is the essential requirements of a good materials handling system?,What is the negative aspects of materials handling?,According to the passage,what should we do to avoid injury?,。