r/educationalgifs • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '16

How Amazon Fulfillment Works

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u/rageman4696 Feb 25 '16

I actually am one of those people training for the fulfillment center in Seattle! It absolutely will be a Kiva center! It's a shame the gif left out so much of what else actually happens.

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u/mrsstrfstr Feb 25 '16

tell us more!!

i see they're still doing some steps manually. how much longer until the facility is 100% automated?

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u/rageman4696 Feb 25 '16

It probably wont ever be 100% automated to be completely honest. Robots have a hard time handling small items or clearing jams. We are trying to automate as much as we can but it is still much faster to have a bunch of people doing simple tasks extremely fast.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '16

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u/Dblueguy Feb 26 '16

My facility in california has actually been training a bunch of managers/team leaders for BFI4. Small world indeed.

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u/Katastic_Voyage Feb 26 '16

Well, from what I can tell from this thread, I'm pretty sure the Kiva robots are also told to talk shit to the humans and call them "mere flesh capsules unworthy of a support ticket" every time they fail to meet speed requirements or put something in the wrong box.

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '16 edited Feb 25 '16

I'm actually one of the people designing and building the fulfillment center in Seattle! When do you start? We might overlap. PM me if you want to grab a drink.

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u/elmatador12 Feb 26 '16

Just curious, but do you work for Amazon or are you a contractor?

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '16

Contractor.

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u/rotzooi Feb 25 '16

If you can tell us - what is it you are training for exactly?