Objectives of Materials Handling Equipment
- Allow increased storage capacity
- Gain increased equipment and space utilisation
- Reduce the unit materials handling costs
- Allow reduced human fatigue and increased efficiency of the worker
- Increase volume of production/efficiency
- Improve control of the flow of materials
- Provide for improved working conditions and greater safety in the movement of materials
- Gain improved customer service
- Gain higher productivity at lower manufacturing cost
- Reduce manufacturing-cycle time
- Provide for fewer rejects