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In reply to the discussion: Why was the candle factory in Mayfield KY... [View all]Sympthsical
(9,073 posts)I worked in the office of a distribution center for a little while, so I know the routine.
A local distribution center receives trucks full of Amazon boxes that have been assembled elsewhere. Could be local, could be from across the country. The distribution center is intended to gather up all the boxes from around the country that will be delivered people generally within a 10-15 mile radius.
The big trailer trucks mainly come at night and are unloaded. All the packages are sent down lines and sorted into sections. Each of these sections have their own lines. People then pull the items into rows lined with heavy bags that are organized by letter and number. (If you look at an Amazon delivery, you'll usually see a yellow sticker with something like G 13-4D or whatever. Section G, Row 13, Column 3 Box D). The bags are filled and set aside. The morning crew then comes (it was 5:30A for my location) and starts moving the bags that filled overnight to a staging area. The Amazon delivery vans are already coming through to be loaded that early.
Same and next day delivery means everything is unloaded, sorted, and prepared for delivery overnight.
Some stuff happens during the day, but the bulk of next day delivery organizing happens from 6pm-4AM.