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	<itunes:summary>Viewpoints On the Air is a podcast series produced by Logistics Viewpoints (www.logisticsviewpoints.com), a leading blog for industry executives focused on supply chain and logistics trends, technologies, and services. This podcast series features industry experts Adrian Gonzalez and Steve Banker interviewing leaders in the supply chain and logistics field from manufacturing, retail, third party logistics, and technology companies. Discussion topics include emerging trends in technology and service offerings, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and legislative developments, and other topics of interest and importance to supply chain and logistics executives.</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Kiva Systems Acquired at a Very Steep Price!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8212; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did Amazon.com Acquire Kiva Systems?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ergonomics and Warehouse Robots</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/12/02/ergonomics-and-warehouse-robots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Banker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ergonomic Material Handling Reduces Injuries</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Week in Logistics News (August 2-6, 2010)</title>
		<link>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/08/06/this-week-in-logistics-news-august-2-6-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://logisticsviewpoints.com/2010/08/06/this-week-in-logistics-news-august-2-6-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrian Gonzalez</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Menlo Worldwide Logistics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m still catching up from my brief vacation. But here is what caught our attention this week: Dematic Group Announces Intent to acquire HK Systems Con-way Inc. Reports Second-Quarter Results For 2010 YRC Worldwide Reports Second Quarter Results Postal Service Ends Third Quarter with $3.5 Billion Loss SAP Releases Sustainability Update Including Carbon for the [...]]]></description>
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