2012科技界最佳成就大盤點(diǎn)

JP Mangalindan的推薦

????2012年最佳收購：亞馬遜（Amazon）收購Kiva Systems公司。作為亞馬遜的大擴(kuò)張戰(zhàn)略的一部分，亞馬遜作正在興建更多的物流中心——目前亞馬遜在全球已經(jīng)擁有８８個(gè)這樣的物流中心，同時(shí)還在提高它們的效率。這也解釋了為什么亞馬遜要花７.７５億美元收購倉儲機(jī)器人制造商Kiva Systems。從理論上講，這意味著最終亞馬遜的工人每小時(shí)遞送的貨物可以比現(xiàn)在多四倍，長遠(yuǎn)上會(huì)給公司的營利情況帶來很好的前景。

JP Mangalindan's picks

????Best acquisition of 2012: Amazon's acquisition of Kiva Systems -- As part of Amazon's massive expansion, the company is building more fulfillment centers -- it currently has 88 around the world -- and also increasing their efficiency. That explains why the company spent $775 million to buy the warehouse robot-maker Kiva Systems. Theoretically, it means Amazon workers will eventually be able to ship up to four times more packages every hour, which only bodes well for the company's bottom line in the long-run.