Material Handling Practice Exam

About Material Handling
Material handling is the movement, protection, storage and control of materials and products throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption and disposal. As a process, material handling incorporates a wide range of manual, semi-automated and automated equipment and systems that support logistics and make the supply chain work.

Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of waste, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

Why is Material Handling important?
Material handling is important as they benefit company by
•    Reduced cost using a material handling - A large portion of the total production cost is spent on material procurement, storage, and movement which are saved by material handling.
•    Reduced waste of material - An appropriate material handling takes care of placing orders of the right amount, making the use of the material at the right time, keeping the right amount of inventory, and moving material using better techniques and with caution.
•    Improved work condition - A proper and well-thought material handling also takes care of people performing the work.
•    Enhanced distribution - It helps in the reduction of damage to products during shipping and handling. In addition to this, it also concerns the storage location of the material. A proper storage location reduced the chances of material gets damaged in the storage house.
•    Optimized warehouse capacity - Optimized warehouse capacity also helps in reducing the overall production cost.
•    Improved flow of material - A smooth flow of material is when material enters the company in raw material form at the time when it is required and exits the organization in the form of final goods.

Who should take the Material Handling Exam?
•    Production executives
•    Business owners or Entrepreneurs
•    Anyone who wants to assess their material handling skills
•    Production managers and senior executives

Knowledge and Skills required for the Material Handling

Candidates who have good communication skills and analytical bent of mind quickly excelin material handling career,

Material Handling Practice Exam Objective

Material Handling exam focuses on assessing your skills and knowledge in operations and maintenance of material handling systems.

Material Handling Practice Exam Pre-requisite

There are no prerequisites for the Material Handling exam.

Material Handling Certification Course Outline

1. Stores Management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Stores Functions
1.3 Stores Organization
1.4 Stores Systems And Procedures
1.5 Stores Accounting And Verification Systems
1.6 Stores Address System
1.7 Store Location And Layout
1.8 Store Equipment
1.9 Automated Storage/Retrieval

2. Standardisation, Codification And Variety Reduction
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Classification Of Materials
2.3 Codification
2.4 Standardisation and Variety Reduction

3. Facilities Location
3.1 Introduction
3.2 When Does A Location Decision Arise?
3.3 Steps In The Facility Location Study
3.4 Subjective, Qualitative And Semi-Quantitative Techniques
3.5 Locational Break-Even Analysis
3.6 Some Quantitative Models For Facility
3.7 Some Case Examples

4. Material Handling
4.1 Conveyor systems, conveyor belts
4.2 Storage facilities
4.3 Pneumatic pressure based bulk material transport
4.4 Equipment Erection and Commissioning
4.5 Operations and maintenance of material handling systems

5. Just-in-time
5.1 Principles of just-in-time
5.2 Achieving just-in-time operations
5.3 JIT Implementation Design
5.4 Benefits and Disadvantages
5.5 Extending JIT
5.6 Comparisons With Other Methods


Exam Format and Information
Certification name – Material Handling Certification
Exam duration – 60 minutes
Exam type - Multiple Choice Questions
Eligibility / pre-requisite - None
Exam language - English
Exam format - Online
Passing score - 25
Exam Fees  - INR 1199