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  2. Amazon robots: The $10 billion cost-cutters [Video] - AOL

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    Amazon's stock currently trades at $228, up 4.35% year to date. The investments in robots may already be paying off. Amazon's North America retail operating margins on a trailing 12-month basis ...

  3. Zoox (company) - Wikipedia

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    Zoox, Inc. is an American technology company subsidiary of Amazon developing autonomous vehicles that provide mobility as a service.It is headquartered in Foster City, California and has offices of operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, Washington.

  4. As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean ...

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    Amazon has introduced a handful of robots in its warehouses that the e-commerce giant says will improve efficiency and reduce employee injuries.. Two robotic arms named Robin and Cardinal can lift ...

  5. Cost of goods sold - Wikipedia

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    Cost of goods sold (COGS) (also cost of products sold (COPS), or cost of sales [1]) is the carrying value of goods sold during a particular period. Costs are associated with particular goods using one of the several formulas, including specific identification, first-in first-out (FIFO), or average cost.

  6. Impairment (financial reporting) - Wikipedia

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    An impairment cost must be included under expenses when the book value of an asset exceeds the recoverable amount. Fixed assets , commonly known as PPE (Property, Plant & Equipment), refers to long-lived assets such as buildings, land, machinery, and equipment; these assets are the most likely to experience impairment, which may be caused by ...

  7. Amazon Has a Secret Warehouse Section Where You Never Pay ...

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    All about Amazon Warehouse, where you never pay full price on items. Here are the details to locate and navigate Amazon Warehouse online.

  8. Cost accounting - Wikipedia

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    An important part of standard cost accounting is a variance analysis, which breaks down the variation between actual cost and standard costs into various components (volume variation, material cost variation, labor cost variation, etc.) so managers can understand why costs were different from what was planned and take appropriate action to ...

  9. Inventory turnover - Wikipedia

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    An item whose inventory is sold (turns over) once a year has higher holding cost than one that turns over twice, or three times, or more in that time. Stock turnover also indicates the briskness of the business. The purpose of increasing inventory turns is to reduce inventory for three reasons. Increasing inventory turns reduces holding cost ...