Secure and well-defined warehouse
Now, your air fryer is part of a warehouse grid that will be transported by people like Erika Alanis, Warehouse associate, forklifted through the square meters that make up the MEX3.
Within this journey that the products make, Erika Alanis climbs several meters to place the product that was entered in the indicated place and in the same way she must collect the merchandise when they are purchased by the users.
“At first I was a little scared, but then little by little I liked being on the forklift going through the corridors of the warehouse,” says Alanis, who is just 19 years old and points out that part of the empowerment she has achieved in Her work has encouraged her to continue studying and following plans that before coming to work at Amazon she would not have thought of drawing.
The products go to two places within this warehouse, the high-volume aisles or a space called the bookstore, where the collection is done on foot, with the help of carts slightly larger than a supermarket cart.
When users make a purchase, the system gives clear instructions to the collectors to look for the merchandise and take it to pack.
smart packages
If you have never paid attention to the labels with which your products are packaged, you should be grateful for these values from now on, since the Amazon algorithm specifies those who pack the type of box, packaging accessories that are needed and even the warnings that They must stick in the box so that the products arrive safely at their destination.
At this time, the air fryer may have two packaging options: if your box has passed the company’s testing protocols, only shipping labels will need to be affixed; but in case the packaging is not strong enough, then it will have to be put in an extra box.
Already inside the iconic Amazon smile, you will now reach a space similar to the bands that airports have where your path will be defined. In the case of very bulky packages, there is a special space where towers of boxes are created that, after being wrapped, are taken to the exit area, waiting to be accommodated and taken to their final destination.
A daring with feminine talent
Betsy García, Process assistant, affirms that especially in the seasons of higher sales, such as Christmas or Prime Day, the work they do inside the warehouse is more active and they require more personnel to be able to operate in a timely manner. Meanwhile, Sandra García, leader of Inbound Logistics, Mexico Shipping Centers, argues that the operation within these types of spaces was what motivated her to integrate with Amazon.
“I wanted to know how they did it, how it was possible that they could deliver in a single day or in less than 24 hours. As a logistics specialist I had this concern and now that I was part of the company I realize all the protocol behind it,” says García, who was previously at FeDex.
In total there are 10 shipping centers and 31 delivery stations located throughout the Mexican Republic, which are distributed as follows: five in the State of Mexico, one in Jalisco, one in Nuevo León, one in Yucatán, one in Sonora and one in Baja California.
In 2021, the shipping centers in Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico began operations; Uman, Yucatan; Hermosillo, Sonora and Tijuana, Baja California; and 2,500 additional jobs were generated throughout the national territory, according to figures from the e-commerce company.