Ukukhula okukhulu kwenethiwekhi yokulethwa kwe-Amazon - eziteshini zayo zokulethwa, ikakhulukazi - kulindeleke ukuthi kuqhubeke eminyakeni ezayo.Iziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo zixhuma izikhungo zokuhlunga nemikhumbi yenkampani yamaveni anegama lokugcina le-Amazon, asetshenziswa osonkontileka abazimele.
I-Amazon kulindeleke ukuthi ikhulise inethiwekhi yayo yeziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo iye ezindaweni ezingama-506 ngo-2021, ngokusho kwesibikezelo se-MWPVL, inkampani yokubonisana elandelela ukukhula kokusebenza kwe-Amazon.
"Sikholelwa ukuthi [kungaba] ngaphezu kwe-1,500 yalezi ziteshi zokudiliva ngaphambi kokuthi kuthule uthuli," kusho uMarc Wulfraat, umongameli nomsunguli we-MWPVL, ngoMsombuluko.Kuwukwakhiwa uWulfraat athe kungathatha phakathi kweminyaka emithathu nemihlanu.
Ukuqhuma ezindaweni zempahla encane kunazo zonke ye-Amazon kwenzeke ngokushesha.I-Amazon yayinezindawo eziyi-159 ekupheleni kuka-2019 kanye nezingu-337 ekupheleni kuka-2020.
"Kukhulu, ukukhula okukhulu, ngonyaka owodwa nje," kusho uWulfraat.
Lokhu ukukhula i-Amazon ekhulume ngakho kaningi ezingcingweni zemiholo yakamuva, nakuba ingenayo imininingwane eminingi.
"Izinyawo zethu zikhule cishe ngamaphesenti angama-50, cishe ingxenye yaleyo vidiyo eyisikwele ekhuphukayo ilingana nalolo hlobo lwezokuthutha [lwe-Amazon Logistics] lwe-equation, okuyingxubevange ephezulu kunalokho oye wakubona kunoma yikuphi ukungezwa okungeziwe onyakeni,"I-AmazonUmqondisi Wezobudlelwano BatshalizimaliUDave Fildes uthe ngoFebhuwari.
Ngaphandle kwejubane elisheshayo, ukwakhiwa kwehle kancane ngenxa yalolu bhubhane, oluthikameze ikhono le-Amazon lokuhamba futhi kwabangela ukuthi amaphrojekthi athile okunwetshwa ahlehle ngekota eyodwa noma amabili, kusho uWulfraat.
Iziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo zidlala indima ebalulekile emizamweni yenkampani yokuthola inethiwekhi yezokuthutha.Futhi lokhu kugqanyiswa yiqhaza elidlalwa yizikhungo ze-e-commerce giant.
Zisebenza kanjani iziteshi zokudiliva
Ukukhula kweziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo, ikakhulukazi, "kusho ukuthi i-Amazon ilethe ukusungula kwayo (ukukhethwa) kanye namakhono okulethwa (isevisi) eduze kakhulu nomthengi," kubhala i-RBC Capital Markets encwadini yocwaningo lwango-2019Ukunwetshwa kwenethiwekhi ye-Amazon.
I-Amazon inezinhlobo eziningi zezindawo zokuhlela: izikhungo zokugcwaliseka, izikhungo zokuhlela, iziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo nezinye izindawo ezikhethekile, njengezindawo zomoya.Ngayinye yalezi zindawo, esikhathini esiningi, isebenza esinyathelweni esithile sochungechunge lokuhlinzeka ngempahla yenkampani.
"Izikhungo zokugcwalisa zenzelwe ukugcwalisa ama-oda," kusho u-Wulfraat.“Azakhelwe ukuthuthukisa ezokuthutha nganoma iyiphi indlela.”
Yilapho izikhungo zokuhlunga neziteshi zokulethwa zisiza khona i-Amazon.Amaloli ashiya izikhungo zokugcwalisa nama-trailer agcwele amaphasela angahlelekile.Amaphasela ahlelelwe ukuthutha - aqoqwe ngendawo yokulethwa - ezikhungweni zokuhlunga futhi kamuva eziteshini zokudiliva.
Kuyinqubo efanayo nokwenzeka kwezinye izinkampani, njenge-UPS noma i-FedEx, futhi igqamisa inkambiso eqhubekayo yenkampani yokunikeza inethiwekhi yezokuthutha.
Amaphakheji alayishwa kumabhande okuthutha ezikhungweni zokuhlunga lapho abe esehlukaniswa khona ngekhodi ye-ZIP ukuze alethwe.Lawa maphasela abe esefakwa phezu kwephalethi, agoqwe bese elayishwa kwelinye iloli, kusho uWulfraat.
“Izikhungo zokugcwalisa ziklanyelwe ukugcwalisa ama-oda.Aziklanyelwe ukuthuthukisa ezokuthutha nganoma iyiphi indlela.”
“Kusuka esikhungweni sokuhlunga, amaphasela angathunyelwa emaposini endawo noma eziteshini zokulethwa kwamaphasela ukuze alethwe ikhilomitha lokugcina noma ezinkampanini eziletha inkontileka encane,” kufundeka.iphepha elishicilelwe ngonyaka odlule kunethiwekhi ye-AmazonkuJournal of Transport Geography kaSolwazi waseHofstra University uJean-Paul Rodrigue."Ngenxa yohlelo lwazo oluphezulu lokuhlunga, lezi zikhungo zithembele kumodeli yokuxhuma lapho ukugeleza kwangaphakathi kufika ngakolunye uhlangothi futhi kugeleza ngaphandle kolunye."
Ngemuva kokuthi amaphakheji angazange aye e-US Postal Service afinyelele esiteshini sokudiliva, ayathululwa abekwe kwelinye ibhande lokuthutha, kusho uWulfraat, ephawula ukuthi amaphakheji afika eziteshini zokulethwa phakathi kwamabili.
"Futhi manje balungisa yonke into ngendlela," esho.“Futhi umzila ulingana nokuqoqwa kwemigwaqo esendaweni [e] edolobheni.”
Ngemva kokuba esehlungwe ngalezi zindawo, amaphakheji afakwa ezikhwameni, ezigcinwa kuma-racks anamasondo.
"Ekuseni, phakathi kwesikhombisa nesishiyagalolunye, lawa maqoqo abashayeli abadilivayo afika namaveni," kusho uWulfraat, ephawula ukuthi inqwaba yamaveni alayishwa amashumi ezinkulungwane zamaphakheji ngosuku.
Ezinye zalezi ziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo ziya ngokuya ziba ngokhethekile, ngokusho kwephepha likaRodrigue.
“Ngeke kube khona nengxenye yomhlabathi eMelika i-Amazon engeke ifinyelele kuyo ngemikhumbi yayo.”
"Kuyaphawulwa okukhethekile kweziteshi zokulethwa kwezimpahla ezisindayo nezinkulu ezidinga amalungiselelo akhethekile okulethwa kwemayela lokugcina, okubandakanya iziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo ezingama-45 (17%) kusukela ngo-2020," kubhala uRodrigue."Lo mkhuba ukhombisa ukuthi i-Amazon ingena ezimpahleni ezinkulu ezinjengamathelevishini nezinto zikagesi."
U-Wulfraat uthe lolu shintsho lube lukhulu futhi lube lukhulu luyenzeka ngokuhambisana nokwethulwa kwezinsiza zamagilavu amhlophe, lapho ifenisha ihlanganiswa esizeni ukuze kumakhasimende.Olunye uhlelo, olubizwa nge-“Wagon Wheel,” lubonisa iziteshi zokulethwa kwezidingo ziya ngokuya zivela ezindaweni zasemakhaya ezivame ukuhlinzekwa yi-USPS.
"Kimina kubukeka sengathi izinhlelo zabo sezimi ngomumo manje zokuhlanganisa lezi ziteshi zokulethwa kwamasondo ezinqola ezweni lonke ukuze zikwazi ukutholakala ezweni lonke," kusho uWulfraat, "okusho ukuthi ngeke kube nengxenye yomhlabathi eMelika lapho i-Amazon ingakwazi khona. 'ifinyelele ngemikhumbi yayo."
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jan-14-2022