Improving Material Handling Efficiency in aGinning Machine Manufacturing Company

In the last several years material handling has become a new, complex, and rapidly evolving science. Material handling cannot be avoided in logistics, but can certainly be reduced to minimum levels. Material handling system (MHS) design has a direct influence on the logistics cost. Therefore, how to improve the efficiency of material handling system gets more and more people‟s attention. The paper deals with a case study of ginning machine manufacturing company. The purpose of the work is to locate and identify the wasteful activities regarding the material handling, and to streamline the activities to reach a minimum of material handling.