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Same Day Deliveries, What's Not To Love?
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Aug 06 2012 11:25 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Amazon appears to be on a quest for "same day deliveries." and. . . will be re-inventing it's one million square foot distribution centers (DCs)
. . . with Kiva robots, that provide a blend of automation and flexibility,
. . . that traditional forms of heavy automation cannot match.
Currently it's warehouse workers pick and pack an average of
. . . 160 items an hour. Using Kiva robots could be,
. . . 1,500 items per hour for small items in multiple quantities,
. . . 200 items per hour for appel.
Kiva warehouses could save Amazon more than $20-35 million,
. . . per warehouse per year.
Source: logisticsviewpoints