Decision category

Material Handling decisions

Conveyor, forklift, milk-run, and line-side inventory decisions.

• Forklift Fleet Sizing Sizes a forklift fleet against a realistic utilization target, not a 100%-wrench-time assumption.
• Conveyor Capacity Planner Calculates real conveyor throughput using unit length plus minimum gap as the true spacing.
• Manual vs Conveyor Decision Compares manual handling labor cost against conveyor cost with capital properly annualized over its useful life.
• Milk Run Frequency Planner Calculates real average line-side inventory using the sawtooth time-average, half the run capacity.
• Line Side Inventory Sizing Sizes line-side inventory with cycle stock, a late-run buffer, and a safety margin.