Inside of Amazon's Warehouse

Ever wonder what the inside of am Amazon facility looks like? Amazon has many facilities like this throughout the U.S. Amazon's operations are industry-leading, which is part of their competitive advantage.

The gains Amazon has made in supply chain management has resulted in the company being able to gain more market share and convert more prospects to customers and more customers into seeking out Amazon in their top list of online vendors when making a purchase.

The warehouse facility below includes images of book fulfillment, in addition to warehousing of goods. If you look in the background of image 3 you can see just how far back this warehouse goes and how high it reaches. Remember, amazon has many of these locations throughout the U.S. and they are constantly inbounding and outbounding new items.


Image 1

View from above of Amazon.com warehouse

Image 2

Massive fulfillment section within book section.

Image 3

staff sort and track inventory

Info About ProMat 2013

In January, 2013 supply chain industry professionals will gather in Chicago for ProMat 2013. This event, held every two years, is the largest gathering of such professionals and is hosted by MHIA.This event gives attendees an opportunity to interact with their peers, meet vendors and learn about new solutions. Various educational tracks are offered, totally over 100 seminars. Various supply chain leaders and manufactures will be leading the seminars.

Several keynote speakers will be present. Access to keynote speakers is covered as part of the registration process. Doors open Monday, January 21, 2013 at 10:00.

Benefits of attending include:

• Gaining additional knowledge of practical solutions to complex supply chain problems
• Learn about real world case studies
• Discuss emerging topics with peers
• Attend educational events
• Network with vendors
• Discover shifting best practice solutions

More about the Event:
ProMat 2013 will be held in Chicago. Visit promatshow.com for more information about the event and to keep up with news.

Dates: 1/21/13 - 1/24/13
Location: McCormick Place (Chicago, IL)

Registration: no charge - register online.
Author: Kyle Sarasin