Introduction to Materials Handling

There is a proliferation of books and printed materials in the technical world today. Much of what is written is of great value and contributes to the advance of our technological society. Many works, however, are so abstruse in their composition that they have appeal or value only to small, select, and elitist groups. This work, however, transcends this limited milieu; it has a broad scope that cuts across the many lines of physical distribution to present the theoretAical aspects of the subject in a way that is of basic value to every practitioner of the arts of materials handling and management. This book is recommended to its readers as a means for advancing underAstanding of the state of the art of physical distribution and as a means for enhancing the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the materials handling and materials management of their organizations.