Amazon could be about to increase the number of items they can offer for same-day delivery in the US
Amazon could be about to increase the number of items they can offer for same-day delivery.
Amazon could be about to increase the number of items they can offer for same-day delivery in the US.
The Internet shopping giant offers millions of products with speedy delivery for those who subscribe to its Prime service, and now the corporation has noted during the third-quarter earnings call - which took place on October 31 - that thanks to the Shreveport fulfillment center in Lousiana, even more of their catalogue could reach consumers faster because they have the latest in advanced robotics.
CEO Andy Jassy said: "Thus far, this new design reduces fulfillment processing time by up to 25%, increases the number of items we can offer for same-day or next-day delivery, and is expected to drive a 25% improvement in our cost to serve during peak within this next-generation facility. It's still early days in how much automation we expect in our fulfillment network."
In early October, noted that the users in the south of the US could experience even "faster deliveries" because of the technology that was being utilised at the plant.
In a blog post, the company said: "For the first time, we have introduced technology solutions in all key production areas at the site, meaning our employees will work alongside our growing fleet of robotic systems seamlessly in a way that wasn’t possible until now.
"At the center of the facility is Sequoia, a state-of-the-art multilevel containerized inventory system that makes it faster and safer for employees to store and pick goods. In our next-generation facility, Sequoia can hold more than 30 million items, making it five times bigger than our first deployment of this system in Houston, Texas, and helping us store products closer to customers for faster deliveries."
