3 ms·

How do you figure e.g. UPS doesn't have crazy volumes? They're delivering everything Amazon would already

• Spooky23 11y ago
  They do, but UPS still has to sort it, right? Amazon can sort at the origin -- make products roll out of the distribution centers in whatever order needed to fill the plane, skipping the time & cost.
  • ketralnis 11y ago
    Couldn't they do this today? Require that Amazon get it to them in pallets labelled by zip code
    • Spooky23 11y ago
      Zip code stuff has been around for years... I'm talking about optimizing the packing to ensure that the trucks are packed optimally. I've seen some references in articles that either said or implied that the level of optimization available is linked to how much data UPS is willing to share with Amazon about it's operations. Given that Amazon uses pretty brutal public critique of UPS as a contract negotiation / customer sat tactic, and is obviously working on ways around them, I think the UPS/Amazon relationship has leaned more towards "frenemy" (vs trusted partner) for a few years now.