Section V. MHE Requirement Factors

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Section V. MHE Requirement Factors

4-26. Factors Affecting Equipment Requirements.

4-25. General.

A balanced operation provides for the optimum number

a. If all supplies moving into storage were palletized

of people and MHE to accomplish a specified workload.

loads, squared off for stacking, there would be little need

Too many laborers and not enough equipment will

for anything other than a forklift truck and driver.

cause bottlenecks. On the other hand, too much

However, this is not always the case. Trucks and

equipment and not enough laborers will also cause

railcars are sometimes hand loaded and consequently

bottlenecks. In both cases, either people or equipment

must be manually unloaded. Figure 4-98 represents

will be idle part of the time. In a balanced operation, a

some

other

conditions

affecting

equipment

smooth flow of work is accomplished and neither people

requirements.

nor equipment are idle. This section provides basic

guidance in determining MHE requirements.

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