SCL Course: Material Handling 101: Fundamentals, Analysis and Selection

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Event Details

Date/Time:
- Tuesday February 26, 2019 - Thursday February 28, 2019
  8:00 am - 4:59 pm
Location: Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
Phone:
URL: https://pe.gatech.edu/global-learning-center
Email:
Fee(s):
Please see course registration page
Extras:

Contact

info@scl.gatech.edu

Summaries

Summary Sentence: An introduction to the field of material handling, including systems analysis, equipment selection, and the relationship of material handling to other activities and operations of the industrial plant or warehouse.

Full Summary: Essential learning for those who are seeking cost reductions through better handling methods. Also valuable for those who must replace, upgrade, or add material handling equipment. The two-day course will include case examples and a guided exercise to ensure mastery of the techniques presented.

How You Will Benefit

Plan and analyze material handling systems
Improve material handling operations within their organization
Ascertain when to apply material handling automation

What Is Covered

Fundamental material handling principles and concepts
Classifications of material handling equipment
Systematic Handling Analysis (SHA)
Material handling evaluations, selections, and continuous improvement

Day 1

Fundamental Principles and Concepts
Definition and objectives of material handling
Basic principles and economics of material handling
Classifications of Material Handling Equipment
Understanding the categories of handling equipment
Understanding the types of handling systems
How to Analyze Material Handling Problems
Systemic Handling Analysis (SHA) – an organized approach
Key information for systematic analysis
Practical ways to visualize and analyze material movements
Guided Application in Material Handling Analysis
Use data on material movements to develop a material handling plan
Identify preferred handling methods and equipment for different classes of materials and for each move in a facility.
Material Handling Exercise
Use your material handling plan to validate your concepts; find real products that could help you implement it.
Map actual material handling products to a wide range of movement situations: high-volume; low volume; conveyable, not conveyable; short-distance; long-distance; between workplaces; within the workplace, etc.

Day 2

Evaluation and Selection
Cost Justification and comparison
Evaluation and selection of plans and equipment
How to Improve Material Handling Operations
Ways to attack material handling problems
Checklists and surveys
Work sampling, time standards and measurement of material handling labor.
Summary and Closing Remarks

Course Materials

Participants receive a course notebook.

Course Prerequisite and Related Certificate Information

No prerequisites. This course is part of the Distribution Operations Analysis & Design (DOAD) Certificate.

Course Instructors

Lee Hales

Course Times

On the first day, please check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.

First Day - 8:00am - 5:00pm
Second Day - 8:00am - 5:00pm

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar

Yes

Groups

School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE), The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)

Invited Audience

Public

Categories

Career/Professional development

Keywords

distribution, sourcing, Transportation

Status

Created By: Kori Thompson
Workflow Status: Published
Created On: Aug 10, 2018 - 3:16pm
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2018 - 11:46am

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