Would the Internet Lie to You

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

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Oh, okay, fine. Relevant to the thread topic: I read a whole thing about how Amazon's filing system is completely random, just like a computer's RAM. Stick something in the first open slot, record that slot in the computer system, now we know where it is. Shampoo next to books next to cat collars next to dildoes next to different books, we don't care.

That would be inefficient. Most distribution centers have the most commonly picked items in the place where it takes the least time and effort to pick. For example the most popular item in the place will be first row, on the aisle, waist high.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That would be inefficient. Most distribution centers have the most commonly picked items in the place where it takes the least time and effort to pick. For example the most popular item in the place will be first row, on the aisle, waist high.

The warehouses I worked in both put the most-picked items in the aisles that were in the center of the warehouse, that way, you don't have to go to the farthest ends of the warehouse to get them.

Of course, the layout (where shipping/receiving/picking/packing areas are) of the warehouse will have some determination in this.

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