Productivity Improvement for Material Handling System: A Case Study

The rapid growth of technology in the last two decades has been characterized by FMS and Material Handling. As only the affluent and developed countries can afford to adopt full automation, a large productivity gap has been created. The desire to increase productivity can effectively accomplished through the adoption of low cost automation by their characteristic small and medium size companies.Material handling is the primary activity of every manufacturing organization. It has been estimated that at least 15 to 25% of the cost of the product are attributable to material handling activities. Unlike many other operations, material handling adds to the cost of the product and not its value. Proper Design and Development of Material Handling Systems that can significantly relieve the operator fatigue, make the Material Handling safer along with the increased productivity.