November 2010

The devices installed on a material handling system to control the integration and flow of data between the business system and product.

Rectangular storage device that is used to house product for picking or shipping operations.  Containers can be made of plastic, cardboard, steel or wire.

A professional who has knowledge and expertise in a particular field.  In material handling and supply chain industry, a consultant can have operational, design, logistics or process analysis expertise.

A container that is static dissipative.

Shelving manufactured with a lighter gauge steel for applications where heavy-duty capacity is not required.  Shelves usually support less than 350 # uniform distributed load.

A crane where the jib is suspended from either a floor-mounted column or a building column.  Also known as pillar-supported jib crane.

A container whose sides can be folded or broken down when not in use to allow for space savings in a warehouse or truck.

Standards or specifications used by industries to manage conformity and safety.

Shelving with steel side and back panels utilized in lieu of cross bracing for security or product separation.

Type of gravity conveyor similar to a children’s slide.  Products use gravity to slide down an inclined chute.