Amazon.com is following a military model to conquer cyber-space this holiday shopping season. The company has hired 80,000 seasonal workers and deployed 1,500 Kiva logistic robots for each of its 10 warehouses across the United States. \ The military math per warehouse works out to 2 brigades of workers being supported by 2 battalions of robots. Across the entire company, the 80,000 seasonal workers and 15,000 robots equal a Field Army of soldiers supported by a mechanized Division.
Amazon bought Kiva Systems for $775 million in 2012 to gain control of its robotics technology. Each of Amazon’s robots weighs 320 pounds and is painted orange for safety. The “bots” may help Amazon avoid the mishaps of last year's holiday season, when a surge of packages overwhelmed Amazon’s shipping partner UPS and delayed the arrival of Christmas presents around the globe.
Amazon received horrible press coverage and was forced to apologize and offer shipping refunds and $20 gift cards to compensate customer disappointment.
General Omar Bradley in World War II famously said: “Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics.” Amazon as a good student of history has definitely studied logistics, and will be playing to win during this Thanksgiving to Christmas season.
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Amazon bought Kiva Systems for $775 million in 2012 to gain control of its robotics technology. Each of Amazon’s robots weighs 320 pounds and is painted orange for safety. The “bots” may help Amazon avoid the mishaps of last year's holiday season, when a surge of packages overwhelmed Amazon’s shipping partner UPS and delayed the arrival of Christmas presents around the globe.
Amazon received horrible press coverage and was forced to apologize and offer shipping refunds and $20 gift cards to compensate customer disappointment.
General Omar Bradley in World War II famously said: “Amateurs study tactics, professionals study logistics.” Amazon as a good student of history has definitely studied logistics, and will be playing to win during this Thanksgiving to Christmas season.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
