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Materials Handling & Unit Load Concept

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

Materials handling definition contains the following except:

a)

Movement

b)

Storage

c)

Control

d)

Security

2.

Which of the statements below is correct?

a)

Materials handling involve 15% to 25% of production cost

b)

Physical distribution cost 30% of product cost

c)

More than 90% of flow time production system

d)

Materials handling is not expensive and can be safely ignored

3.

Advantages of using modern material handling methods are as follows except:

a)

Not adding value

b)

provide space and utility

c)

maximize flexibility

d)

improves productivity

4.

What are the 9 rights of material handling?

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5.

A collection of material so arranged and restrained that it can be handled, stored and controlled as a single entity is called ____ ______

(a)  

6.

Below are categories of material except:

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

bulk material

d)

building

e)

livestock

7.

List 4 advantages of unit load

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8.

Disadvantages of unit load include the following except:

a)

cost of assembly and disassembly

b)

cost of container and wrapping

c)

cost of empty container handling an disposal

d)

reduce info and control burden

9.

Material handling equipment are as follows except: [hint: more than 1 answer]

a)

forklift

b)

conveyors

c)

cranes and hoists

d)

industrial trains

e)

shelves

10.

Choose the statement that is FALSE involving forklifts:

a)

individual power equipment

b)

very versatile equipment

c)

usually used together with pallets

d)

doesn't need an operator

11.

What is the name of this equipment? __________ ________.

(a)  

12.

(a)   conveyor makes use of the gravity principle.

13.

(a)   conveyor requires power supply to operate

14.

Choose all the conveyor characteristics:

a)

continuous movement

b)

fixed path

c)

variable path

d)

expensive hardware cost

e)

very limited access area

15.

Bridge cranes are used at narrow aisles and effectively utilize the cube capacity of warehouse.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Stacker cranes are common in physical supply of warehouse or where heavy industrial types of goods are moved such as steel coils or engines.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Choose all the auxiliary equipment types:

a)

bar code readers

b)

pallets

c)

walkie-talkie

d)

stretch wrappers

e)

forklift

18.

High fixed cost, slow transport but continuous movement and more efficient in larger diameters are the characteristics of (a)  

19.

The benefits of using pallets are as follows except:

a)

reduce product damage

b)

increased delivery costs

c)

improved utilization

d)

hand operated pallet truck

20.

List 4 advantages of the container.

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