materials handling

materials handling

The movement of materials (raw materials, scrap, semifinished, and finished) to, through, and from productive processes; in warehouses and storage; and in receiving and shipping areas.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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materials handling - act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices handling - manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something

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