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Impact Of Effective Materials Handling In The Stores Function Of An Organization
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1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
In carrying out
this research, I was confronted with certain number of limitations which
include time problem and financial constraints. Other problems includes
the distance of the firm covered during the research, the attitude of
staff as they were very suspicious of the research mission and as a
result were unwilling to release the necessary data needed. Finally the
least constraint was the vastness of the area covered by the study. In
view of this. Those areas were not all treated in details.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Words
having meaning and their meaning tend to differential directly under
different contexts and usages. It is for this reason that an attempt is
made here to clearly define the meaning of some working concept used in
this study. They include:
1. Material handling: This is application
of analytical method and equipment design consideration to the problems
of storing, packaging and moving products and materials in any firm in
the prescribed mode.
2. Double handling: This has to do with the
situation where materials are handed more times that required as a
result of inefficiency within the supply chain management system.
3.
Purchasing: This is that function responsible for obtaining by purchase,
lease or other legal means, equipment, materials, supplies and services
required by a undertaking for use in production. It is said that part
of the procurement which has to do with actual negotiation system.
4.
Mechanical handling: This has to do with the use of mechanical device
of aids in the movement, storage and handing of materials.
5. Fixed
path system: This is a system that allows materials to be selected and
positioned on coverage for movement along a fixed gang-way.
6.
Non-fixed system: This involves the use of manual effort or equipment to
pick materials and move drops them at specified (non-fixed) spot.
7.
Automated system: This applies to a combination of different equipment
to select, pick, position and or move materials from one sport to
another.
8. Manual handling: This is the natural way of handling materials by hand with the use of ladders, trolleys, sack truck etc.
9.
Hand Truck: The most used type is the wheelbarrow, which is designed
for carrying small quantities of sand, gravel and other loose materials
etc.
10. Hand Stackers: This is made up of a vertical framework of
angle iron carrying a platform which can be raised or lowered for
stacking or un-stacking.
11. Chutes: This is a form word or metal
trough included at such and that artides will slide down when placed
upon it. It is principally used for transporting stores from upper to
lower floor.
12. Conveyors: A conveyors is specially designed for the
movement of goods and materials from one definite path and is used for
transportation of materials over a long distance.
13. Fork lift
Trucks: Fork lift is described as the mechanical handling equipment that
has a projecting arm or forks which are inserted below the platform of
the pallet and raised to clear the ground up to say a height of 13
meters away.
14. Sack Barrow: This is designed for bagged goods and
they are used were in coming and/ or outgoing goods consist of number of
different items of reasonable size and weight held in fixed locations
in different parts of the building, for instance, machinery or transport
spheres.
15. Pulley Blocks: A pulley block is designed into a pulley
system fixed to a overhead bean and fitted with a lifting hook at the
end of the chain.
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