The United States is on a war footing!? Amazon needs two months to restore its shipping capacity

Because the epidemic in the United States has broken out on a large scale in the past two days, the number of confirmed cases has skyrocketed like a rocket. Looking at the trend chart below, the trend is close to a 90° right angle.

And just when we were bombarded with the news yesterday that "Amazon Europe has removed all non-essential products", Trump announced that the three areas with the most serious epidemics, California, New York and Washington State, had entered a state of war and officially activated the military to fight the epidemic.

The worsening epidemic in the United States has directly led to a labor shortage at Amazon. A large number of warehouse workers have chosen to fight the epidemic at home. In addition, the closure of physical stores has led to an increase in online sales. Amazon is now facing a serious shortage of transportation capacity. This is why Amazon prohibits all non-essential goods from entering the warehouse and delays delivery.

Yesterday, my brother-in-law also wrote a letter to all Amazon employees, explaining that Amazon will currently focus on delivering household necessities such as milk powder and disinfectants. It will also provide 100,000 new jobs to those who have lost their jobs due to the epidemic, hoping that they can regain confidence in life.

My brother-in-law also offered higher wages and extra bonuses than usual to attract those who were willing to work, but there was really no one to deliver the goods...

Last week, Amazon even closed an FBA operation center (DBK1 in Queens, New York) due to the epidemic. If the inventory of a listing is only in this closed warehouse, it means that the product cannot be sold.

After receiving news yesterday that products had been removed from the European site, some group members reported that some products had also been removed from the American site, most likely because the warehouse where the products were located had been closed.

New York is the worst hit region in the country, and FBA operation centers in the hardest hit areas are likely to suspend or delay delivery. Currently, the most dangerous areas are New York and California, which have already implemented lockdowns. Among them, California has the warehouse ONT8 that we all love to see.

Generally, you can see the location of the warehouse from the shipment information created when FBA replenishes stock. If you need a complete list of warehouse addresses and numbers, please scan the QR code at the end of the article to contact me.

How long will this situation last? Does Amazon have any corresponding records?

What invoice should I upload?

The last date Amazon gave for banning non-essential items from entering its warehouses was April 5, but given the current momentum in the United States, the peak of the epidemic is still far from coming.

Moreover, the measures taken by the United States are not tough at all. California and New York are said to be closed, but in fact, it is completely OK for you to go out and walk your dog. There are even a large number of young people who think "this is a virus for the elderly, we should enjoy the freedom of young people", turning a blind eye to the stay-at-home orders issued by the state government, and still going to the beach and bars to party and play as usual . The old governor was so angry that he tweeted, "Wake up, it's time to grow up."

The delay in government response has caused the United States to miss the golden window of opportunity for epidemic prevention. Now the contempt and indifference of Americans make me feel that the United States has basically no chance of completely resolving the new coronavirus epidemic.

However, under the current wartime countermeasures, the epidemic situation may improve to a certain extent in the future. As for whether the warehouse can be resumed on the 5th, it depends on whether Amazon can recruit people to do warehousing work recently.

At the same time, I found a piece of data that Amazon is offering additional subsidies for warehouse jobs at this time, and this subsidy will continue until May 9th.

This shows that Amazon believes that the problem of insufficient transportation capacity during this period will be effectively alleviated, and there will be no need for additional subsidies to attract more workers.

According to the law of epidemic outbreaks, there is a high probability that the epidemic in the United States will peak within two months. Amazon's speculation is not unreasonable, but this does not mean that we can safely wait until the 9th.

If there is inventory stored in an area with a severe epidemic, it is necessary to take appropriate measures to prevent the goods from being shipped.