Material Handling, Distribution, and Routing Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• conveyors : used for conveying material from one fixed point to another fixed point
• standardization : standardize material handling methods and equipment
• systems : planning of the system should include as much as possible of the material movement cycle
• assignment : technique that can only handle one unit at a time
• unit size : the larger the accumulated load handled, the better
• automation : example is automatic pallet stackers
• trucks : used for transporting material over varying paths where usually the load is intermittent
• logistics : includes maintaining adequate inventories
• obsolescence : make economic evaluations periodically to check on replacement of equipment
• performance : example is calculation of cost per move and constant monitoring
• racks : storage devices for better use of space
• lifts : used to vertically raise or lower material
• asrs : storage rack systems where storage locations and inventory records are kept by control system
• dead weight : reduce the ratio of equipment to payload