The Art of Solving Material Handling Problems藝術的物料搬運解決問題
How do you solve material handling problems in your business?你怎麼解決材料處理的問題在您的業務？ Often the people charged with solving a problem on the floor or in the plant have no experience actually performing the tasks that are involved.往往是人被控以解決問題在地板上，或在工廠有沒有經驗，其實表演的任務是參與。 The biggest hindrance to problem solving in business or industry can be management’s tendency to rely strictly on reports and charts.最大的障礙，解決問題在商業或工業界可以管理的傾向，依靠嚴格的報告和圖表。 Sometimes you just have to get your hands dirty.有時你一定要得到你的手很髒。
As they say, there’s no substitute for experience.正如他們所說，還有的無法替代的經驗。 For instance, say you want to improve order picking productivity.舉例來說，假設您想要改善揀貨的生產力。 In most operations, pickers spend 60% of their time walking.在大多數業務，採摘花百分之六十的時間，散步。 Obviously, measures that will reduce walking time will increase productivity.很明顯，措施，將減少步行時間將增加生產力。 On paper transport routes can be planned, inventory placement can be allocated, cart loads can be configured and assembly points can be designated to presumably increase worker efficiency.對文件的運輸路線可以有計劃，庫存位置，可以分配，購物車荷載可配置和集結點可以指定想必提高工人工作效率。 On paper everything can look great, but on the floor reality can sabotage the best laid plans.紙張上都可以看看巨大的，但是在地板上的現實，可以破壞奠定了最好的計劃。
We’re not saying planning isn’t important.我們不是說規劃，這並不重要。 Of course it is.當然是。 But it should be considered a starting point, not an end product.但它應被視為一個起點，而不是最終產品。 Before final implementation, you should take your plans for a test drive.之前，最後執行，你應該採取你的計劃試駕。 Give ideology and reality a chance to meet.讓意識形態與現實的機會，以應付。 You’ll usually find that when put into practice paper plans need some serious tweaking to ensure that they achieve the desired results.您通常會發現，當付諸實踐的文件的計劃需要一些嚴重的調整，以確保他們達到預期的效果。
In our order picking example, picking items may not actually be located where expected due to warehouse concerns or overstock issues.在我們的訂單揀選例如，採摘的項目實際上可能沒有位於何處，預計由於倉庫的關切或積壓問題。 In the picking area, items may not be optimally located.在採摘區，項目未必是最佳的位置。 Picking bins may require workers to reach or stretch unnaturally, risking potential injury and decreasing productivity.採摘箱可能要求工人達到或舒展人為，潛在的危險，損傷和降低生產率。 Individual productivity can vary greatly between workers, particularly between seasoned and new employees.個人生產力可以有很大差異之間的工人，特別是之間的經驗和新員工。 Picking items may not be transported to pick areas at an optimal rate.採摘項目可能無法運到挑選地區的最優利率。 Transport surfaces can present their own challenges.運輸面，可目前他們自己的挑戰。 Rough or sloped surfaces can decrease efficient transport.粗糙或傾斜的表面可以降低高效率的交通運輸。 Batch sizes may not be optimally configured.一批規模可能不是最佳配置。 Large batches or items may require transport on multiple carts.大批或項目可能需要運輸的多車。 Reconfiguration to optimize cart loads can increase efficiency and productivity.重構優化購物車荷載，可以提高效率和生產力。 While these issues may not be obvious on paper, they are obvious in practice and present considerable obstacles to efficiency and productivity.而這些問題可能並不明顯在紙上，他們是顯而易見的，在實踐中，目前有相當多的障礙，以效率和生產力。
Next time you work to solve a material handling problem in your business, spend some time walking in the shoes of your workers before you implement a final solution.您下一次的工作，以解決材料處理的問題，在您的業務，花一些時間走在鞋您的工人之前，你實施的最終解決。 It’sa sure way to guarantee success.這是肯定的方式成功的保證。
