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Highlights
- Amazon is all set to open Southern Hemisphere’s first Amazon Robotics fulfilment Centre (FC) in Western Sydney early next year.
- The Company believes that the Robotics site will generate 1,500 jobs for the local people.
In the wake of e-commerce boom in Australia, online retail giant Amazon is all set to open Southern Hemisphere’s first Amazon Robotics fulfilment centre (FC) in Western Sydney early next year.
If certain media reports are to be believed, builders are now in the final stage of internal fit-outs and external works of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Centre spanning 200,000 square metres which is equivalent the size of 24 rugby league fields.
The robotics Centre once finished will represent a landmark investment by the Company to conquer Australia's online shopping market.
Where the centre is situated?
Considered to be the largest warehouse ever built in Australia, the fulfilment centre is situated at Goodman (ASX:GMG) and Brickworks’ (ASX:BKW) Oakdale West Industrial Estate in Kemps Creek.
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Why is the centre making news?
The Centre is ten times greater than the size of Ruslan Kogan e commerce supply chain eStore Logistics' with nearly 37,000 yellow storage pods that have been set up to contain almost 20 million of items sold on Amazon.com.au such as jewelry, books, electronics, pantry items and toys.
Ruslan Kogan-backed eStore Logistics' is the latest robot-powered warehouse in Bankstown. Over 4,000 people have worked on the construction site, this includes installation of around 14 kilometres of advanced conveyancing equipment and 2.5 kilometres of Amazon Robotics safety fencing.
What’s in there for Australians?
The American multinational anticipates creating 1,500 jobs for localities at the site, where local people will be facilitated by robots moving pods filled with items to them, lessening the time and effort that would otherwise require for the employee to stow commodities for sale or pick them for new consumers orders.
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Bottom Line:
Amazon believes that the use of inventory pods saves space, allows for 50% extra items to be stowed for every square metre, and increases product selection.
Earlier, Craig Fuller, Director of Operations at Amazon Australia, had reportedly stated that once finished, the centre could probably deliver products to 85% of the population in just 12 hours.
