4. Handling and logistics
Handling operations are a sub-system of logistics. In simple terms, the "physical logistics chain" is an organized and coordinated succession of the following functions: handling, packaging, storage, transport.
The interdependence of these four functions demonstrates the importance of handling in the design of a logistics system.
As we'll see in the article devoted to applications in certain economic sectors, continuous handling plays a key role in logistics objectives, in terms of costs and service rates.
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- - Les publications sur la manutention sont rares ; seuls les ouvrages sur la logistique, aujourd'hui à la mode, ont envahi les librairies techniques. Nous renvoyons le lecteur vers le Syndicat des industries de matériels de manutention (SIMMA) et la Fédération européenne de la manutention (FEM) pour plus d'informations.
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