Automation Principle of Material Handling

Material handling operation should be mechanized and / or automated where feasible to improve operational efficiency, increase responsiveness, improve consistency and predictability, decrease operation costs, and eliminate repetitive or potentially unsafe manual labor.

1. In any project in which automation is being considered, pre-existing processes and methods should be simplified and/ or re-engineered before any efforts to install mechanized or automated system.
2. Items that are expected to be handled automatically must have standard shapes and / or features that permit mechanized and /or automated handling.
3. Computerized material handling systems should be considered where appropriate for effective integration of material flow and information management.