The main disadvantage is normally the cost of transport for bulky raw materials, or fuel or finished goods.
Industries with this freedom from having to be near power supplies, or bulky raw materials, are called foot loose.
Mulch around them with shredded bark or similar bulky material to keep weeds down.
Also, plan to have bulky materials delivered to you by the supplier and stored in a spot convenient to the work site.
Conveyors are especially useful in applications involving the transportation of heavy or bulky materials.
These can be a nuisance, especially in polyester-filled bags, because there's a lot of bulky material bunched around your face.
Since this often consists of bulky and heavy materials, proper waste management can improve resources.
Such ratios serve to show the very great importance an extension of the waterway network had for the movement of heavy and bulky materials.
Lapped seams are typically used for bulky materials that do not ravel, such as leather and felt.
It is cheaper to transport finished manufactured products than haul bulky raw materials.