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WorksheetsMaterials Handling & Unit Load Concept
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 23mins
Materials handling definition contains the following except:
Movement
Storage
Control
Security
Which of the statements below is correct?
Materials handling involve 15% to 25% of production cost
Physical distribution cost 30% of product cost
More than 90% of flow time production system
Materials handling is not expensive and can be safely ignored
Advantages of using modern material handling methods are as follows except:
Not adding value
provide space and utility
maximize flexibility
improves productivity
What are the 9 rights of material handling?
A collection of material so arranged and restrained that it can be handled, stored and controlled as a single entity is called ____ ______
(a)
Below are categories of material except:
gas
liquid
bulk material
building
livestock
List 4 advantages of unit load
Disadvantages of unit load include the following except:
cost of assembly and disassembly
cost of container and wrapping
cost of empty container handling an disposal
reduce info and control burden
Material handling equipment are as follows except: [hint: more than 1 answer]
forklift
conveyors
cranes and hoists
industrial trains
shelves
Choose the statement that is FALSE involving forklifts:
individual power equipment
very versatile equipment
usually used together with pallets
doesn't need an operator
What is the name of this equipment? __________ ________.
(a)
(a) conveyor makes use of the gravity principle.
(a) conveyor requires power supply to operate
Choose all the conveyor characteristics:
continuous movement
fixed path
variable path
expensive hardware cost
very limited access area
Bridge cranes are used at narrow aisles and effectively utilize the cube capacity of warehouse.
True
False
Stacker cranes are common in physical supply of warehouse or where heavy industrial types of goods are moved such as steel coils or engines.
True
False
Choose all the auxiliary equipment types:
bar code readers
pallets
walkie-talkie
stretch wrappers
forklift
High fixed cost, slow transport but continuous movement and more efficient in larger diameters are the characteristics of (a)
The benefits of using pallets are as follows except:
reduce product damage
increased delivery costs
improved utilization
hand operated pallet truck
List 4 advantages of the container.
