Material handling is defined as the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal process. The material handling industry is responsible for the manufacture and distribution of equipment and services required to establish material handling systems. These systems range from pallet racking and racking to conveyors and automated systems
Container stuffing and destuffing is simply the loading and unloading of goods or products into and out of containers for shipping. Sometimes container stuff and destuffing refers to the loading and unloading of containers to or from one mode of transport to another, such as from ship to rail or truck to ship. But container stuff and destuffing can also refer to the loading and unloading of goods into or out of storage in a warehouse.