Amazon as a Distribution Giant
This was, hands down, my most favorite article I have read all semester. I work in supply chain management, and Amazon has this stuff figured out. Check out the highlights from the article below: · Amazon is helping industrial real estate blow up · During the holiday seasons, Amazon warehouses ship 1 million items + a day · Some of the fulfillment centers cover upwards of 1 million square feet · Amazon now has warehouses within 20 miles of half the US population · Amazon accounts for 10% of UPS revenues · Amazon now has its own delivery service · Amazon is the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy · Amazon has 42 cents of every dollar spent online · Amazon deliveries...