Amazon’s fulfillment center on the West Plains

Amazon’s fulfillment center on the West Plains echoed with a flurry of activity Wednesday afternoon.

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Wed., Aug. 5, 2020

The packing section is just a small portion of the 2.6 million sq. foot Amazon fulfillment center that recently opened on the West Plains,

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As inventory arrives at the Amazon fulfillment center

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As inventory arrives at the Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains, an Amazon associate scans the products into a computer, which then makes the item go live on the company’s website. The product is then loaded onto random Amazon Robotics storage units, which will autonomously move products to to a fulfillment station when an order is placed on the Amazon website.

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Customer purchases arrive at a pick station by autonomous robot where an Amazon associate places the items in tote bins, which are then sent to packing and shipping on the main floor, Tues., Aug. 5,2020, in the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains.

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An Amazon associate boxes up a steady stream of customer orders on the main floor of the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains, Wed., Aug 5, 2020.

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An Amazon associate boxes up a steady stream of customer orders on the main floor of the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains, Wed., Aug 5, 2020.

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The packing section is just a small portion of the 2.6 million sq. foot Amazon fulfillment center that recently opened on the West Plains.

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A customer’s order receives a shipping label at the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains, Tues., Aug. 5, 2020.

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Customer orders picked from the top three floors of the new Amazon fulfillment center make their way down spiral towers and head to packing and shipping, which takes up most the first floor.

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At the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains, safety is part of the work culture for its 2600 employees. Here, employees and visitor’s temperatures are checked by infrared scanners as they enter the building, Tues., Aug. 5, 2020.

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Customer orders are boxed, labeled and ready to be loaded on waiting trucks for shipment all across the United States, Tues. Aug. 5, 2020, at the new Amazon fulfillment center in West Plains.

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