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Systems</description><language>en</language>	<item><title>Robots to the Rescue</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-to-the-rescue/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva’s robots today are processing millions of orders a year in retailers’ warehouses across the United States, the UK, and Europe, quietly driving Kiva’s startling 80 percent annual growth. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots in Disguise</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-in-disguise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ “After the Webvan experiment ended, Mick thought about new ways to pick and pack, and his big idea was to call out everything he needed and have it come to him,” Kiva Systems Marketing Director Peter Blair explained.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva featured in TV news segment</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-featured-in-tv-news-segment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ One leading local example of job growth was Kiva Systems of North Reading, Mass., a maker of robots for warehouse-operations automation that accounted for nearly 1 of every 10,000 jobs created in the whole country last year. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>How Distributors Can Thrive with Ecommerce</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/how-distributors-can-thrive-with-ecommerce/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Forrester Research predicts the U.S. ecommerce market will hit $279 billion in sales by 2015, up from about $200 billion today.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Case Study : Acumen Brands Uses Robots to Cut Warehouse Costs</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/case-study-acumen-brands-uses-robots-to-cut-warehouse-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Acumen Brands, parent company of 12 online retail sites, including ScrubShopper.com, TheBabyHabit.com, CountryOutfitter.com and more, wanted to update its warehouse order fulfillment system to improve employee productivity and order accuracy, leading to reduced costs.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>E-commerce was the only bright spot for Gap in Q3</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/e-commerce-was-the-only-bright-spot-for-gap-in-q3/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Total sales and comparable-store sales fell, but the web grew 21.1%.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>MHT All-Star: Mick Mountz</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/mht-all-star-mick-mountz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems founder Mick Mountz nearly became a West Coast entrepreneur. After stints at Motorola, Apple — where he had a first-row seat for that company’s turnaround following Steve Jobs’ return in 1996 — and Internet grocer Webvan, Mountz began putting out feelers for his own startup. His investor, engineering and supplier network led him back to the Boston area, where Kiva has become a leading provider of distribution center automation solutions.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robot army helps run warehouses</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robot-army-helps-run-warehouses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ CNN Money series Innovation Nation is featuring a video of Kiva in Action - Robot army helps run warehouses.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots bring warehouse to life</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-bring-warehouse-to-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Quiet Logistics in Devens relies on machines
Sometimes it’s difficult to remember that the robots at the new Quiet Logistics warehouse are just machines. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robotics help Toys “R” Us improve efficiency of e-distribution</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robotics-help-toys-“r”-us-improve-efficiency-of-e-distribution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The robots that scoot around the new Toys “R” Us e-commerce fulfillment center at Tahoe Reno Industrial Center may help the logistics industry in northern Nevada unsnarl one of its challenges.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>E-commerce convention is right at home in Boston</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/e-commerce-convention-is-right-at-home-in-boston/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Boston area, home to a number of online retail businesses, will host the nation’s e-commerce industry this week at a convention that is being held here for the first time in at least 10 years.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Retailers Deploy Robots to Catch Amazon</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/retailers-deploy-robots-to-catch-amazon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ U.S. retailers are shoring up their e-commerce operations, playing catch-up as budget-conscious shoppers defect to such online merchants as Amazon.com.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>21st Century Automation And What It Means</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/21st-century-automation-and-what-it-means/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ For the first time in history, we have an economic recovery without corresponding rehiring because corporate automation and other factors are allowing companies to function leaner. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Revolutionizing the Global Supply Chain:</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/126391/munichiello_iqt quarterly_summer 2011.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ How fleets of mobile, continuously-learning robots are
optimizing the operations of our world's top brands
By Dave Munichiello]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>IRCE 2011 Report: Walgreens wins over multichannel shoppers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/irce-2011-report-walgreens-wins-over-multichannel-shoppers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Walgreens customers who shop across the retail chain’s multiple channels, including mobile, web and stores, are three times more valuable than those who shop in only one channel, Walgreen Co. president of e-commerce Sona Chawla said today in a keynote address at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Welcome to the Machine</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/welcome-to-the-machine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Robots zip around more distribution centers, part of a building boom in e-retail warehouses.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Von Maur chain expands its e-commerce operation</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/von-maur-chain-expands-its-e-commerce-operation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Among retailers, Von Maur admittedly was a late bloomer in the Internet sales business. But the department store chain is moving full speed ahead now with a new e-commerce distribution facility in north Davenport.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva cuts ribbon on North Reading HQ</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-cuts-ribbon-on-north-reading-hq/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems, a developer of mobile robots designed to automate warehouse operations, said it has just held the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new headquarters in North Reading.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robotics company on the march</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robotics-company-on-the-march/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A robotics company that helps Zappos.com deliver shoes overnight and Diapers.com to send just right the nappies for your baby will christen its expanded headquarters on Tuesday.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems completes move, continues expansion</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-systems-completes-move,-continues-expansion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems Inc. said it plans to add 100 new employees in Massachusetts in the coming year following the company’s expansion into a 163,000-square-foot facility in North Reading, Mass.
]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Powers Up Web Commerce With New Bot-On-Bot Action (video)</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-powers-up-web-commerce-with-new-bot-on-bot-action-(video)/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ With new upgrades, Kiva Systems robots, the productivity-boosting, pick-and-pull helpers at the warehouses of Diapers.com, Walgreens, Gilt Groupe, and many others, are working in pairs--and in all three dimensions. And they're answering a huge new e-commerce demand.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Powers Up Web Commerce With New Bot-On-Bot Action</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-powers-up-web-commerce-with-new-bot-on-bot-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ These amazing bro-bots work in pairs and in three dimensions to vastly improve efficiency and organization--without incessant high-fiving! Watch a time-lapse video of them moving Diapers.com's entire stock to a new location in 36 hours flat!
]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva plans hiring spurt for expanded site</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-plans-hiring-spurt-for-expanded-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots revolutionizing online shopping (video)</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-revolutionizing-online-shopping-(video)/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems founder and CEO Mick Mountz says he got thinking a few years back: "These warehouses would be much more dynamic and efficient, if the products would just come to the operator instead of the other way around?'' ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Faster fulfillment</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/faster-fulfillment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ E-retailers are upgrading their fulfillment operations as customer expectations grow. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Logistics News: Medical Device Maker DJO Global Finds Success with Mobile Robotic Picking System</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/logistics-news-medical-device-maker-djo-global-finds-success-with-mobile-robotic-picking-system/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ New Solution from Kiva Delivers Payback, Supports Lean Distribution Center Approach; From Walking 3 Miles per Day to Product to Picker Approach]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots help Von Maur speed up order fulfillment</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-help-von-maur-speed-up-order-fulfillment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The fulfillment system also enabled the department store chain to reduce its warehouse staff.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Disruptive By Design: Freakin’ Cool Robots</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/disruptive-by-design-freakin’-cool-robots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[  “Mick Mountz runs a company that sets hundreds of robots loose in warehouses.”

So says Wired magazine senior editor Jason Tanz to start a session with the CEO of Kiva systems, a company that uses a form of artificial intelligence technology to create distribution warehouses for customers like Walgreens and Staples.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Toys ‘R’ Us opens a dedicated e-commerce fulfillment hub</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/toys-‘r’-us-opens-a-dedicated-e-commerce-fulfillment-hub/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ One way Toys ‘R’ Us Inc. is supporting its burgeoning e-commerce program is by opening another dedicated distribution center for fulfilling Internet orders.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Exclusive From Gilt Groupe: Flash Sales, Flash Delivery</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/exclusive-from-gilt-groupe-flash-sales,-flash-delivery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everybody loves a bargain. Everybody loves to be in the know. And everybody loves to shop online. So, what’s not to love about Gilt Groupe?]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots In the Warehouse</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-in-the-warehouse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The retail industry often gets a bad rap for being late adopters of modern, much less robotic, technology. But at least one high-tech vendor is bringing robots into the retail supply chain. Here, Mitch Rosenberg, VP of marketing for Kiva Systems, explains how.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva robots receive software upgrade</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-robots-receive-software-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva reported that upgrades to the company’s software-based materials handling mobile-robotic solutions have resulted in as much as 15% higher throughput for some end users.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Easy order picking using robots</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/easy-order-picking-using-robots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems shows off an order picking system run by robots at ProMat 2011. Training for a human picker on the system takes a minute or so.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Supply Chain Canada</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/supply-chain-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Logistics professionals are sifting through the latest crop of software applications looking for solutions they hope will give them with an edge over the competition.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>The 21st Century Warehouse</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/the-21st-century-warehouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Across the board, the rate of change today in business is rapid and unrelenting. It hasn’t escaped the supply chain, and it is likewise impacting one of the supply chain’s last bastions of stability: the warehouse.
]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots Doing It for Themselves</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-doing-it-for-themselves/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Automated material handling systems can improve accuracy and quality in medical device distribution.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>WSJ Editors Discuss Kiva Systems - Video</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/wsj-editors-discuss-kiva-systems-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Holiday Help: People vs. Robots</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/holiday-help-people-vs-robots/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ This holiday shopping season, online retailers are testing a critical hiring decision: machine versus man.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Citigroup Reiterates Buy Rating on Saks</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/citigroup-reiterates-buy-rating-on-saks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Credits Saks’ Kiva system as part of the reason.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Meet The Robots And Other Technologies Revolutionizing Supply Chain Models</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/meet-the-robots-and-other-technologies-revolutionizing-supply-chain-models/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Innovation in Action at Office Depot Tour</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/82228/mhl - innovation in action at office depot.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ MH&L conducted its first "Innovation in Action" tour November 12th, at Office Depot's brand new distribution center in Newville, Penn. Incase you missed out, here's a wrap-up.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva, the warehouse robot company, has its eye on the biggest e-commerce retailers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva,-the-warehouse-robot-company,-has-its-eye-on-the-biggest-e-commerce-retailers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Starting your online holiday shopping when you return to work tomorrow is by now an old tradition: "Cyber Monday,'' the day when American productivity sinks to its yearly low.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Amazon gets Kiva robots via Zappos, Diapers buys</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/amazon-gets-kiva-robots-via-zappos,-diapers-buys/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Even those of us who cover e-commerce often overlook the reality of connecting the "e" part of the equation to the real world.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems: The Rise of the Robots</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-systems-the-rise-of-the-robots/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Its warehouse robots are enabling e-commerce companies such as Quidsi to handle more product at lower costs]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/what-amazon-fears-most-diapers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can two guys from Jersey outsell Amazon?]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems' robots, software fulfilling orders</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-systems-robots,-software-fulfilling-orders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva’s Mobile Fulfillment System (MFS) is a next-generation automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) that uses a simple set of equipment and powerful control software to provide a complete order fulfillment solution: storing, moving and sorting inventory, bringing it to workers instead of making workers go get it.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Office Depot: Flexible automation</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/53701/mmh1008_flexible_automation.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ When Office Depot decided to consolidate three distribution centers and a crossdock facility into one, new state-of-the-art DC in Newville, Pa., the office supplies retailer looked for an automated materials handling solution that was efficient and flexible.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robotic materials handling technology is changing the way we move products in the plant and the distribution center.</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/the-robots-are-coming/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Robotic materials handling technology is changing the way we move products in the plant and the distribution center.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>The Founders Behind Diapers.com Launch Soap.com: “All The Robots Are In Place”</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/the-founders-behind-diaperscom-launch-soapcom-“all-the-robots-are-in-place”/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara have figured out a formula for selling low-margin goods online and shipping them overnight to customers.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Soon, That Nearby Worker Might Be a Robot</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/soon,-that-nearby-worker-might-be-a-robot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Safety advances and a keener sense of their surroundings are putting robots to work in such new settings as hospitals, warehouses, and offices ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Retailers Spending More To Woo Customers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/httpwwwcnbccomid36034275/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Starting this July, you may notice your latest online splurge from Saks Fifth Avenue arrived at your doorstep a bit quicker than in the past. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems: Artificial Intelligence</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-systems-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ This solutions provider has developed innovative technology that allows retail merchandisers to pick and pack orders faster and more accurately. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Inc.500 - The Way I Work: Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/httpwwwinccommagazine20090901the-way-i-work-mick-mountz-of-kiva-systemshtml/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems helps companies such as Zappos and Staples equip their warehouses with a work force of robots]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems ranks #6 on 2009’s Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America.</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/30746/kiva inc 500 pr_final.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Bot-In-Time Delivery</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/bot-in-time-delivery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva's robots do the hard labor behind mail orders.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>How Kiva Robots Help Zappos and Walgreens</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/how-kiva-robots-help-zappos-and-walgreens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fetching goods and filling orders, little helpers from Kiva Systems are revolutionizing companies' supply-chain and distribution networks ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Warehousing and Distribution Centers: Zappos.com goes Space Age</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/64147/logisticsmanagement_2009_feb.pdf</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The online retailer recognizes order fulfillment as the key component of its mission and views the distribution function as its major competitive advantage. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Latest generation of robotic solutions is making DCs more efficient</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/55440/stores_eprint.pdf</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ With the cost of technology decreasing and the need for operating efficiencies increasing, robotic solutions are becoming attractive options for retailers. From warehousing to order-picking and distribution, robots can eliminate the need for some labor, maximize distribution efficiencies and even create a more enjoyable warehouse work environment]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Mobile fulfillment system breaks through traditional DC design tradeoffs</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/60855/dcm_mobilefulfillment.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ When designing a material handling system, DC managers are often told they can't have their cake and eat it too. In traditional design, managers must frequently make trade-off decisions between speed and efficiency, speed and accuracy, speed and flexibility, and many others.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Fulfillment: The Unexpected Key to Successful E-Commerce</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/fulfillment-the-unexpected-key-to-successful-e-commerce/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fulfillment operations should not only be fast and efficient in the DC -- they should increase speed and efficiency of the downstream distribution process. For example, e-commerce fulfillment operations should be able to palletize orders with delivery truck routes in mind, and orders should "picked to plan-o-gram" of destination stores -- without additional capital expense, labor content or cycle time.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva was recently featured on The Works, Robot episode</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/resourcesvideospresshistory-channel-the-works-robots/</link><pubDate></pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Originally aired in 2008 on this History channel series The Works hosted by host Daniel H. Wilson "puts the everyday under a microscope to reveal unseen secrets and history, and finding enough fascinating facts that would make anyone scratch their head in amazement". (runtime 4:00 min)]]></content:encoded></item>		</channel></rss>

