Impact of Material Handling Equipment on Warehouse Performance- A Case of Indian Warehouses located in Metro Cities

Authors

  • Dr. Kiran Kumar Thoti Associate Professor, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore, India, Email: kiran.kt@msrim.org, ORCID: 0000-0002-6678-9425
  • Mr. L. Komagan Research Scholar, KLH Business School, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Hyderabad
  • Mrs. Jayashree Asst Professor, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
  • Dr. Meda Srinivasa Rao Professor, BBA Department, KL Business School, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India;
  • Dr. Debolina Gupta Asst Professor, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63278/mme.vi.1581

Keywords:

Material Handling, Warehouse Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Management.

Abstract

Focusing on Indian warehouses, this paper looks at how Material Handling Equipment (MHE) affects warehouse performance. The study assesses the dependability and validity of the relevant constructs using structural equation modelling. The data was collected from 142 samples i.e., employees working in warehouse companies in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad cities in India. The findings show that although both MHE and warehouse performance constructs show reasonable internal consistency, warehouse performance shows especially strong construct reliability and convergent validity, with Cronbach's Alpha (0.801), rho_A (0.808), Composite Reliability (0.909), and AVE (0.834) well above standard thresholds. By comparison, MHE shows average convergent validity with an AVE of 0.464. With a path coefficient of -0.824 and a p-value of 0.000, structural model analysis shows a strong and statistically significant negative correlation between MHE and warehouse performance. Increased use or mismanagement of MHE could thereby harm warehouse efficiency, whether because of inadequate equipment choice, maintenance problems, or operational discrepancies. The results underline the need of a more calculated approach to MHE planning and management to maximize warehouse performance in the Indian logistics sector.

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Thoti, Dr. Kiran Kumar, Mr. L. Komagan, Mrs. Jayashree, Dr. Meda Srinivasa Rao, and Dr. Debolina Gupta. 2025. “Impact of Material Handling Equipment on Warehouse Performance- A Case of Indian Warehouses Located in Metro Cities”. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, May, 272-85. https://doi.org/10.63278/mme.vi.1581.

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 5 (2025)

Section

Research

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