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About Us> Kiva Systems Company HistoryFounded in 2003, Kiva Systems is focused on solving real problems in the supply chain. Founder and CEO Mick Mountz experienced the challenges of existing material handling systems firsthand while working at online grocer Webvan. The complexity of existing material handling equipment and processes and the resulting high cost of order fulfillment ultimately was the downfall of Webvan. It occurred to Mick that there must be a better way to accomplish pick, pack and ship.
Today, Kiva Systems applies the concepts of "distributed intelligence" to order fulfillment and inventory management using break through material handling systems and order fulfillment software. Inspired by ant colonies capable of performing large and complex tasks with limited central control, the Kiva system allows inventory to organize itself, adapting to conditions as they change. The resulting solution combines store, move and sort functions into one simple system that can now deliver any item to any operator at any time.
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Kiva Systems ranks #6 on 2009’s Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America. The Surprising Benefits of Robots in the DC Amazon’s Acquisition of Zappos Is “A Good Thing for Kiva,” Says Robot Company’s CEO A Case for Technology as Strategy Zappos.com Expands its Kiva Order Fulfillment System to Accommodate Growth Diapers.com orders additional Kiva Material Handling Equipment Six Months to Success |
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Mick
then asked himself the simple question, "What if all the products
in the warehouse could walk and talk on their own, couldn't they
just come to me when I need to fill an order?" To pursue this idea, he sought the help of two experts in the area of complex multi-agent systems, Professors Peter Wurman and Raffaello D'Andrea, and together they began to develop the Kiva Systems concept.