Abstract
This chapter presents material handling automation for production and warehouse management systems that process: receipt of parts from vendors, handling of parts in production lines, and storing and shipping in warehouses or distribution centers. With recent advancements in information interface technology, innovative system design technology, and intelligent system control technology, more sophisticated systems are being adopted to enhance the productivity of material handling systems. Information interface technology utilizing wireless devices such as radiofrequency identification (RFID) tags and mobile personal computers significantly simplifies information tracking, and provides more accurate data, which enables the development of more reliable systems for material handling automation. Highly flexible and efficient automated material handling systems have been newly designed for various applications in many industries. Recently these systems have been connected into large-scale integrated automated material handling systems (IAMHS) that create synergy with material handling automation by proving speedy and robust infrastructures. As a benefit of high-level material handling automation, the modern supply chain management (SCM) successfully synchronizes sales, procurement, and production in enterprises.
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