• Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Founders Mick Mountz, Raffello D'Andrea, Peter Wurman (from left to right) (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Mick Mountz - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Peter Wurman - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Peter Wurman - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Raffaello D'Andrea - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Raffaello D'Andrea - Member of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Systems AMRs (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Gründer Peter Wurman, Mick Mountz, Raffello D'Andrea (from left to right) (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Distribot Prototype 2003 (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Systems Pickingstation (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Bot in Aisle (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva founders Mick Mountz, Raffello D'Andrea, Peter Wurman (from left to right) (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Mitglieder der Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Mitglieder der Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva founders Peter Wurman, Mick Mountz, Raffello D'Andrea (from left to right) (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva Group 2004 (Photo: Kiva Systems)
  • Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Mick Mountz, Peter Wurman, Raffaello D'Andrea - Members of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2024

    Kiva fonders Mick Mountz, Raffello D'Andrea, Peter Wurman (from left to right) (Photo: National Inventors Hall of Fame)

Inventors of the Mobile Robotic Fulfillment System to be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame

The inventors of the Mobile Robotic Fulfillment System in intralogistics, Mick Mountz (59), Dr. Peter Wurman (59), and Prof. Dr. Raffaello D'Andrea (57), are entering the Logistics Hall of Fame. With their developments for the company Kiva Systems, founded in the USA in 2003, the trio has enabled numerous e-commerce companies to deliver goods efficiently and error-free on the same day. Logistics employees no longer walk along shelves looking for orders; instead, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) move a shelf with inventory to the picking stations.

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Gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame 2023

  • Cube storage pioneers from Norway inducted into the world hall of fame.
  • Axel Frey and Harry Seifert receive Logistics Leader of the Year Award.
  • US aid organisation International Medical Corps receives the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics, which was awarded for the first time.

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International Medical Corps wins Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics 2023

With its internally developed software “Pharmaceutical Information Management System” (PIMS), the Los Angeles-based organization International Medical Corps started a revolution in the management of the last mile in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Humanitarian organizations, pharmacies, governments and, most importantly, patients benefit from the IT deployment, which brings great time savings and deep transparency to the supply chain in disaster areas. 

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Cube storage pioneers are the new members of the Logistics Hall of Fame

Cube storage pioneers Jakob Hatteland (72) and Ingvar Hognaland (68) will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. The two Norwegians can claim to have reinvented and commercialised warehousing with the AutoStore system. The underlying principle of cube storage automation is one of the most important inventions in modern logistics and has established itself worldwide as the standard and model for highly efficient automated small parts warehouses.

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