Symptoms of Inefficient Material Handling

-Aisles are cluttered
-Over handling of product
-Dock confusion in loading/unloading
-Poor use of skilled labour
-Stock out on parts and supplies
-High loss and damage
-Excessive number of material handlers
-Excessive indirect labour costs
-Flow inefficiencies
-Confusing product storage


Material Handling Productivity Ratio (Formula)

Material Handling Labour Ratio = Personnel assigned to MH duties
Total operating personnel

Handling Equipment Utilisation Ratio (HEU) = Items or load weight moved per hr
Theoretical capacity

Storage Space Utilisation Ratio (SSU) = Storage space occupied
Total available storage space

Aisle Space percentage ratio (ASP) = Space occupied by aisles
Total space available

Movement/Operation Ratio (M/O) = Number of moves
Number of productive operation

Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency Ratio
(MCE) = Time spent in actual structure operation
Time spend in facility structure

Damage Load Ratio (DL) = Number of damaged loads
Total number of loads

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