Subject Description Form
Subject Code
ISE512
Subject Title
Warehousing and Material Handling Systems
Credit Value
3
Level
5
Pre-requisite/Corequisite/Exclusion
Nil
Objectives
This subject provides students with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Subject Synopsis/
Indicative Syllabus
1.
a basic understanding of material handling facilities and the fundamental
principles of material handling;
2.
quantitative techniques for designing warehouse and material handling
systems and an understanding of their limitations;
3.
an understanding of safety issues and regulations in warehouse and
material handling.
Upon completion of the subject, students will be able to
a.
select appropriate equipment for material handling and understand the
basic roles of the different equipment;
b.
apply appropriate techniques for improving existing material handling
systems;
c.
recognize the importance of safety issues in the areas of warehouse and
material handling.
1.
Introduction to Basic Material Handling Equipment and Principles
Performance of physical work: conveyers, power trucks, cranes and
hoists, robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated
storage/retrieval systems. Assistance in material flow management:
barcode systems, radio frequency identification (RFID), shelves,
containers. Twenty principles of material handling from the CollegeIndustry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE).
2.
Quantitative Techniques in Material Handling
Equipment selection: present value calculation, estimation of fixed and
variable costs, calculation of the upper and lower bounds for equipment
selection. Order picking and routing policies at warehouses. Warehouse
layout design, methods of assigning dedicated storage.
3.
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Material Transportation Optimization
AGV routing techniques. Behaviors of dynamic shortest paths with
known events. Transportation and transshipment models. Vehiclerouting problems: traveling distance, customer demand, limited/unlimited
capacity.
4.
Regulations and Safety Issues
Health and safety aspects of warehouse and material handling systems.
Types of legal liability and contributory negligence. Duty of care, breach
of duty, causation and remoteness, damages, statutory duty, and employer
liability.
Teaching/Learning
Methodology
A mixture of lectures, tutorials, and laboratory exercises are used in this
subject. External speakers may also be invited to broaden students’
knowledge. Group works such as mini-projects, laboratory work, or case
studies in the related areas are employed to enhance students’ problemsolving ability and team spirit. Tests and individual assignments are also
designed to assess the student performance.
Teaching/Learning
Methodologies
Lecture
Assignment/Laboratory
Assessment Methods
in Alignment with
Intended Learning
Outcomes
Specific assessment
methods/tasks
Intended Subject Learning Outcomes to
be assessed
a
b
c
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%
weighting
Intended subject learning outcomes to
be assessed
a
b
c
1. Tests
50%
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2. Assignments
20%
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3. Laboratory
exercises
30%
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Total
100%
Laboratory exercises are designed to assess learning outcomes “a” and “b”,
and tests and assignments cover all of the intended outcomes of this subject.
Student Study
Effort Expected
Class contact:
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Lectures/Seminars/Tutorials
27 Hrs.
3 hours/week for 9 weeks
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Laboratory work
3 hours/week for 2 weeks
12 Hrs.
plus 6 hours/week for 1 week
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Other student study effort:
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Assignments
40 Hrs.
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Self-study/Preparation work
40 Hrs.
Total student study effort
Reading List and
References
119 Hrs.
1.
Askin RG and Standridge CS 1993, Modeling and Analysis of
Manufacturing System, New York, Wiley
2.
McCormik EJ and Sanders M 1993, Human Factors in Engineering and
Design, New York, McGraw-Hill
3.
Bozer YA, Chapter 56: Material Handling Systems, Handbook of
Industrial Engineering: Technology and Operations Management, 3nd
edition, New York: John Wiley & Sons
4.
Smith JD, Chapter 57: Storage and Warehousing, Handbook of Industrial
Engineering: Technology and Operations Management, 3nd edition, New
York: John Wiley & Sons
5.
Francis RL and White JA 1998, Facility Layout and Location: An
analytical Approach, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall
6.
Muther R and Wheeler JD 1994, Simplified Systematic Layout Planning,
Kansas City, MO, Management and Industrial Publication
7.
Stanks J 1994, Management Systems for Safety, Financial Times, Pitman
Publishing
8.
Ridley J 2008, Safety at work, Routledge.
9.
Konz A 1999, Work Design: Industrial Ergonomics, Holcomb Hathaway
Pubs.
10. Alberto Garcia-diaz, J. Macgregor Smith 2007, Facilities Planning and
Design, Prentice Hall
11. Edward Frazelle 2004, World-class Warehousing and Material Handling,
McGraw Hill
12. Matthew P. Stephens, Fred E. Meyers 2013, Manufacturing Facilities
Design and Material Handling, Prentice Hall
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