Mountz of Kiva Systems wins award

Kiva Systems said today that Mick Mountz, its founder and chief executive, has won an award for entrepreneurship from Ernst & Young, the global firm that offers assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services.

Mountz received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008 Award in the emerging business category for the New England region, said Kiva Systems, a Woburn company that develops picking, sortation, and shipping systems for distribution center automation.

Mountz said in a statement: "In 2003, we set out to create a game-changing system that could revolutionize the retail fulfillment supply chain, and I am grateful for the strong validation this prestigious Ernst & Young award provides. For large retail and e-commerce operations, efficient fulfillment is synonymous with competitive advantage, and we are continually energized by the excitement we hear from our customers who report unprecedented productivity, cycle time, and order accuracy metrics."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)