materials handling

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• noun The receiving, moving, storing, packing and shipping of raw materials, components and finished products in a warehouse; sometimes together with forecasting requirements and the disposal of scrap

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• noun act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices