Amazon.com’s acquisition of Kiva Systems keeps coming up in my conversations with industry peers and colleagues. Kiva is a provider of advanced robotic material handling systems — or looked at in an alternative way, the company brought to market much more intelligent Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGVs) than we had seen before. Adrian wrote about the acquisition shortly after it occurred. Now I’d like to add my two cents… Continue reading
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Back in May 2004, I wrote a commentary titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?” I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of various business models, namely logistics services, technology, and consulting. And one of my predictions for 2009 was that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company. That prediction never came true, but the… Continue reading
I believe mobile robots will eventually change the face of warehousing. Kiva Systems, for example, has developed robots for each picking that can retrieve a small, square rack with multiple slots. The robot brings the rack to the worker, spins it so the correct facing is towards the picker, and then the slot to be picked lights up. Alternatively, if you were building mixed SKU case pallets, the robots… Continue reading
Currently, with the weak economy, many companies are not thinking so much about labor shortages. But here is a sobering thought: In 2011, the oldest of the 76 million baby boomers (people born between 1945 and 1964) will turn 65, the traditional retirement age. A systematic labor shortage is expected to impact many industries.
In the warehouse, ergonomics may be part of the answer to this challenge. Companies can… Continue reading
I’m still catching up from my brief vacation. But here is what caught our attention this week:
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