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Unit 10: Packaging and Material Handling

9. Write brief note on Robotics. Notes
10. What do you understand by Sortation?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Packaging 2. Exporters
3. Decision-making 4. Product
5. International 6. False

7. False 8. True
9. False 10. True
11. Material Handling 12. Storage

13. Shipping 14. Forklift trucks
15. Towlines

10.7 Further Readings

Books Ballou, R.H., Business Logistics Management: Planning, Organizing, and Controlling
the Supply Chain, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 1998

Bowersox, D.J. and D.J. Closs, Logistical Management: The Integrated Supply Chain
Process, McGraw Hill, 1996
Donald Waters. Logistics-An Introduction to SCM , Palgrave, 2003

Jones, J.V., Integrated Logistics Support Handbook, Special Reprint Ed., McGraw
Hill, 1998
Douglas M. Lambert, James R. Stock and Lisa M. Ellram, “Fundamentals of Logistics
Management,” McGraw-Hill International Editions
H. Kaushal, “Case Study Solutions – Materials Management,” Macmillan India Ltd.
Vinod V. Sople, “Logistics Management – The Supply Chain Imperative,” Pearson
Education
Tompkins, J.A. and D.A. Harmelink (Editors), The Distribution Management
Handbook, McGraw Hill, 1993

Online links http://www.fao.org/WAIRdocs/x5403e/x5403e06.htm
http://my.safaribooksonline.com/book/-/9780123852021/chapter-9-packaging-
and-material-handling/92_packaging
http://el.gdcc.edu.cn/upload/3skjy/Note07.pdf
http://www.iems.co.kr/CPL/lecture/part4/5.%20Material%20Handling%20&
%20Packaging.pdf

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