Advantages  of a Good Material Handling  Systems:

 The followings  advantages  are availed from  an efficient material  handling  system.

1.  A good  material  handling system minimizes the movement  of materials  moves them  continuously  and at maximum  rate  with is  advantageous  as under:

a.  Shorter operating cycle

b.  Reduction in  handling  cost.

2.  It  eliminates unproductive  handling  of materials  like  back  tracking  re handling etc.

3.  It reduces idle  machine  capacity thus  ensuring  better  turnover  of investment.

4.  It reduces the  idle  time  of labor.  Workers are required  to keep  pace with the production processes supported by a good handling  system. Moreover they  are freed the physical  work  of moving  and positioning  materials.

5.   It eliminates the factory hazards and thus increases the safety of the operators.

6.   The quality of the materials is maintained through  minimum  human  touches elimination  of  breakages etc.

7.   The  factory  area  is used most effectively  unproductive  overhead  and floor areas  used  most  productively .

8.   It avails of greater economy  in store  room and facilitates materials  issues.

9.   It helps  in maintaining effective  production  control.

10. It helps  in providing  better  customer services due to

a. Reduced operating cost.

b. Better quality of products  and

c. Timely  production