An Approach for Selection of Material Handling Equipment

The appropriateness of the use of MHS cost as the sole criterion to select a MHS design depends on the degree to which the other aspects of the production process are able to be changed. If a completely new facility and production process is being designed, then the total cost of production is the most appropriate criterion to use in selecting a MHS-the lowest cost MHS may not result in the lowest total cost of production. If it is too costly to even consider changing the basic layout of a facility and the production process, then MHS cost is the only criterion that need be considered. In this study, after describing the material handling equipment selection and pre-design of material handling systems problems and explaining their complexity and solution approaches, it is shown that material handling equipment selection and pre-design of a material handling system can be combined by using a knowledge-based approach. In this study Material Handling/movement is selected only for same horizontal level, that's why the study with lifting and lowering equipment like conveyors or elevators are not included.

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Soumyodeep Mukherjee est né et a grandi à Kolkata, en Inde. Il a terminé sa maîtrise en génie industriel. Il a publié des articles de journaux et des chapitres de livres sur le transfert de chaleur et l'écoulement des fluides. Il est membre du comité technique du NBCSTC et membre académique du NBITA. Il fait également partie du groupe d'experts en la matière (SMEG) du Nikhil Bharat Council.