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Robots in the Distribution Center: Kiva Systems Brings The Mountain to Mohammed

Posted Apr 13, 2009 in industrial robotics, in service robotics, in operations management, in distribution, in process automation, in logistics,

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Kiva Systems is producing one of the first truly disruptive technologies to come out of the robotics industry. By reversing the process of pick-pack-and-ship in distribution centers, it has drastically reduced the inefficiency in one of the most work-intensive parts of the supply chain. It only remains to see how broadly Kiva’s equals or improves upon its overall cost.