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Standardization Principle Material handling methods, equipment, controls and software should be standardized within the limits of achieving overall performance objectives and without sacrificing needed flexibility, modularity, and throughput. Standardization means less variety and customization in the methods and equipment employed. Principle 3. Work Principle Material handling work should be minimized without sacrificing productivity or the level of service required of the operation. 34 Top 10 Principles of Material Handling (cont.) Principle 4. Ergonomic Principle Human capabilities and limitations must be recognized and respected in the design of material handling tasks and equipment to ensure safe and effective operations. Ergonomics is the science that seeks to adapt work or working conditions to suit the abilities of the worker. Principle 5. Unit Load Principle Unit loads shall be appropriately sized and configured in a way which achieves the material flow and inventory objectives at each stage in the supply chain. A unit load is one that can be stored or moved as a single entity at one time, such as pallet, container or tote, regardless of the number of individual items that make up the load. Principle 6. Space Utilization Principle Effective and efficient use must be made of all available space. Space in material handling is three dimensional and therefore is counted as cubic space. 35 Top 10 Principles of Material Handling (cont.) Principle 7. System Principle Material movement and storage activities should be fully integrated to form a coordinated, operational system that spans receiving, inspection, storage, production, assembly, packaging, unitizing, orde