225 Wildwood Ave., Woburn, MA  01810

781-221-4640

781-221-3077

http://www.kivasystems.com

Kiva products implement pick, pack, and ship order fulfillment in a fundamentally new way, enabling breakthrough DC performance as well as strategic benefits. With the Kiva Mobile Fulfilment System, operators stand still while inventory is delivered to them:  no walking, no waiting.  Pallets, inventory, and orders are stored on mobile shelving and moved by autonomous mobile robots.

Automation technologies like conveyor with zone picking, tilt-tray sorters, carousel and AS/RS are just variants of Henry Ford’s century-old serial assembly line.  In contrast, a fleet of robots working in parallel offers random access to any item in the DC, shattering traditional tradeoffs--between capital and labor productivity, and between process speed and quality--that are inherent in the serial process paradigm.  Kiva improves all of these simultaneously.

Whether picking same-day customer orders or delivering totes of product to retail stores, Kiva offers more than just improved DC operation—Kiva offers real competitive advantage.

Testimonials

“Zappos needed a material handling solution that was incrementally scalable so it could grow smoothly as our sales do, rather than a traditional system
that can only grow in large, expensive jumps. Conventional equipment is also very difficult to move if you need to alter the footprint or change
facilities, and this can be extremely frustrating. Kiva solves several problems simultaneously with portable equipment that not only scales up and down
on a dime, but is also flexible enough to easily accommodate new product characteristics.”
Craig Adkins, Zappos, vice president of fulfillment operations

“We saw some huge productivity gains….”  “This is a productivity enhancement, but it also provides us with much greater flexibility….”  “They’re a group of very talented individuals—they deliver quality with a sense of urgency.”
Don Ralph, Staples, senior vice president of logistic operations

“We saw some huge productivity gains….”“This is a productivity enhancement, but it also provides us with much greater flexibility….”“They’re a
group of very talented individuals—they deliver quality with a sense of urgency.”
Don Ralph, Staples, senior vice president of logistic operations

“Implementing this new technology (Kiva Systems) offers important benefits as we scale our business for growth. It
allows us to expand capacity in line with demand, reduce costs, and frees our distribution staff to focus on accuracy and
productivity.”
Toby Lenk, president of Gap Inc. Direct

Products

Kiva is a full-solution provider of material handling systems for distribution center applications.
• Split-Case Picking: the ItemFetch™ system provides fast, efficient picking into totes or cartons
• Shipping Sortation: the OrderFetch™ system moves completed orders directly to the shipping area
• Case Picking and Forward Replenishment: the CaseFetch™ system gives operators random access to any pallet in the DC, allowing them to pick full cases or replenish the forward picking area.

Customers

• Staples
• Walgreens
• Zappos.com
• GAP
• DJO (medical devices)
• Diapers.com
• Quiet Logistics (3PL)

Industries

Kiva serves distribution centers doing direct-to-consumer, business-to-business, and retail store restocking operations across a wide range of vertical markets, including:
• Office supplies
• Apparel
• Drugstore
• Books
• Sporting goods
• Music
• Medical
• Video
• Auto parts
• Grocery
• Industrial supplies
• Kitchen/household
• Toys