Material handling equipment (MHE) is used for the movement and storage of material within a facility or at a site. MHE can be classified into the following five major categories:
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This taxonomy is not intended to be as comprehensive as, for example, Ward's [5] taxonomy. Instead, it is intended to provide a finite amount of information about the most common types of material handling equipment to students unfamiliar with material handling terminology. This taxonomy can be used to provide a bounded amount of material that students can be expected to memorize for a 10 to 15 question 30-minute closed-book portion of an exam.
Suggested types of exam questions include the following:
The order of the citations listed below follow the same format as the MHE taxonomy. Figures not listed below are original.
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Please send any questions or comments concerning the MHE Taxonomy to Michael G. Kay at kay@eos.ncsu.edu
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