Measuring performance of material handling systems: a conveyor system analysis

abstract

• Copyright 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Operational efficiency of systems is generally measured by key performance indicators (KPIs). A complete set of KPIs for material handling systems are not readily available. The lack of KPIs makes it harder to assess efficiency and track progress in systems. We develop a list of KPIs to measure the efficiency of a material handling system and specifically discuss the case of a conveyor system. Also, considering a single KPI and ignoring others will lead to a myopic approach to improvement. To combat such a shortfall, we propose a simple weighted approach to obtain a wholesome assessment of a system with KPIs.

authors

• Johnson, Michael
• Natarajarathinam, Malini

published proceedings

• International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling

author list (cited authors)

• Natarajarathinam, M., Somy, M., & Johnson, M. D.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Natarajarathinam, Malini||Somy, Midhun||Johnson, Michael D

publication date

• January 2011

publisher

• Inderscience Publishers  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling  Journal

keywords

• 35 Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services
• 3507 Strategy, Management And Organisational Behaviour
• 3509 Transportation, Logistics And Supply Chains

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1504/ijbpscm.2011.041377

start page

• 167

end page

• 167

volume

• 3

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijbpscm.2011.041377