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 require 1 minute of human labor Of the above statements, one of the most profound is the sheer market that Amazon has. To think that an Amazon DC is likely 20 miles or less from any of us is mind-blowing. UPS, one of the l