Articles with crazy pics of Amazon's fulfillment center

[Omgoozle]

Amazon Just Patented Shipping Items Before They're Even Ordered

Late last month, Amazon patented a process they've termed "anticipatory package shipping," in which products would be sent to fulfillment centers near the customers most likely to purchase them, before customers even order them.

In a bit of "Minority Report" meets Wal-Mart, the online retail giant could feasibly ship items before they're actually purchased, filling in the relevant details -- like a buyer's address, for instance -- at a later date.

"The patent's examples illustrate a speculative shipment system that deploys goods to specific geographical areas," Engadget explains. "If a customer in that area places an order that matches a nearby package, it would then be redirected to its final destination."

Which means the complete box-set of Monty Python's Flying Circus isn't going to arrive on your doorstep unannounced. It does mean, however, that Amazon may shuffle the product to a distribution center nearer you for faster fulfillment when you inevitably succumb to your love of British comedy and hit the "checkout" button.

Of course, Amazon wouldn't ship items ahead of time in the absence of clear demand for the product. To assess that demand, reports the Wall Street Journal, factors like a customer's previous orders, product searches, wish lists, returns and shopping cart data would all be taken into account. Shoppers who linger over an item with their mouse cursor may also attract Amazon's attention.

The anticipatory shipping is the latest development from Amazon that feels straight out of the future. In December, CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon Prime Air on "60 Minutes," a fleet of delivery drones that could be available within 4 to 5 years.

[MM78]

Somewhere in there is the book I ordered over a week ago....How come they can't ship THAT!

[zoneout]

That's cause you're such a good customer, Jeff Bezos is going to deliver it personally from a drone.

[jeffweico]

Originally Posted by MM78

Somewhere in there is the book I ordered over a week ago....How come they can't ship THAT!

Because Amazon hates you.

[zoneout]

Originally Posted by MM78

Somewhere in there is the book I ordered over a week ago....How come they can't ship THAT!

Aspkin listed a copy of Amazon Ghost in there?

[itemauctions]

Crazy just crazy they are working their asses off lol

[zoneout]

Yeah, and it's barely over minimum wage. I'd last about 1 week in there max.

[tmastermind]

Originally Posted by zoneout

Yeah, and it's barely over minimum wage. I'd last about 1 week in there max.

I lasted 3 days...but i got what i needed out of working inside the beasts lair!

[zoneout]

Hilarious. Boris infiltrates AZ. Finds moose and squirrel in charge of shipping.

[MM78]

Originally Posted by jeffweico

Because Amazon hates you.

Correction: 3rd Party Amazon seller hates me! But I bitched Amazon out that they gave me $10 off the book...

[zoneout]

Shoulda whined a little more, they'd a refunded your expedited shipping fee too.

[rsot]

Lady in the front is up to something

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by MM78

Somewhere in there is the book I ordered over a week ago....How come they can't ship THAT!

I got that book then.

Got an incorrect delivery. Book was about Uranium and ores.

[rsot]

MM78 and his plans for world domination