Amazon FBA West burst warehouse! What do sellers need to pay attention to?
Date：2024-10-18 15:30:00 View：
Recently, Amazon FBA has actively expanded its warehouse facilities in the United States, adding an FSD1 warehouse in South Dakota, an ABQ2 warehouse in New Mexico and a PSC2 warehouse in Washington State in July.
This was followed by the addition of a MIT2 warehouse in California and a GFU3 warehouse in Arizona in September. Recently, the West American region also welcomed the addition of three new warehouses QXY5, JOT1 and GEU5.
Still, Amazon's FBA warehouse faces serious challenges in dealing with the year-end sales season. Due to the frequent filling of warehouses, appointments are frequently cancelled or postponed, and the operational efficiency of overseas warehouses is greatly reduced.
This not only makes the goods can not be delivered in time, but also seriously affects the logistics of the end of the container pick-up, dismantling and delivery. Although Amazon is actively seeking solutions, the problem is still serious.
Some sellers said that Amazon shipments this week have been unable to brush out the warehouse in the West of the United States, and can only choose the United States or the United States East.
"This week tried to create a number of shipments, but found that can only choose the United States East or the United States China warehouse, and the goods sent to PSC2 and ABQ2 warehouse in August have not yet completed the shelf, the signing speed is slow, if this situation continues, the goods shipped in October will not miss the season?"
According to reliable information, the serious explosion of Amazon warehouses has led to delays in the delivery time of many warehouses, especially those in the Western United States. In this regard, many industry insiders have pointed out: "The problem of the warehouse explosion in the west is particularly prominent."
"Recently, due to the impact of Amazon Prime Day membership promotion, the volume of goods in several warehouses has increased sharply, which has caused problems with bursting warehouses and unloading delays."
This has led to a general backlog of express goods, and the delivery time of some goods has been delayed. As the delivery vehicle can not be unloaded on time, this further affects the container pick-up and customs clearance process of the arrival station and the arrival port.
Warehouses with serious warehouse explosion mainly include: (for reference only, please refer to the actual situation of the warehouse)
PSC2 warehouse explosion serious, appointment PENDING, appointment pushing and deletion;
ABQ2 is seriously out of stock and has not been approved at present;
MIT2 is seriously out of warehouse, and the contract has not been approved at present;
IUSP is seriously out of stock and has not approved the contract at present;
XLX7 seriously out of stock, not approved;
MDW2 is out of stock, and the appointment is in 3 weeks;
TEB9 is out of stock, and the appointment is frequently postponed after 3-4 weeks;
GYR2/3 is out of stock, and the reservation is in 3 weeks;
The LGB6 warehouse is seriously out, and the appointment is 3-4 weeks later;
CLT2 is seriously out of stock, and the appointment is 3-4 weeks later;
SCK4 warehouse is seriously out, the appointment is 3-4 weeks later;
ABE8 broke out, and the rejection rate increased after 3 weeks of reservation;
AVP1 is seriously out of stock, and the appointment is 3 weeks later;
SBD1 is seriously out of stock, and the reservation is in 3 weeks;
LGB8/ONT8 warehouse is seriously out
According to the current situation, Amazon's first new warehouses ABQ2 and PSC2 have been in serious trouble; The second batch of new warehouses GEU3 and MIT2 were also not spared, especially GEU3, where a large number of appointments were canceled. According to local feedback, the shortage of manpower made it difficult to store goods; The third batch of new warehouses QXY5 and JOT1 are also at risk of bursting, and appointments for JOT1 have become very tight.
As for the newly opened GEU5 warehouse, its status is not clear, but given its remote location and the new warehouse may face insufficient staffing and equipment issues, the possibility of future warehouse bursting is also possible.
In fact, the problem of Amazon's warehouse bursting has long been a thorny problem, especially as the year-end sales season approaches. Although Amazon continues to expand new warehouses to meet this challenge, new warehouses are often under enormous operational pressure, and they are more likely to suffer from inventory problems than older warehouses.
At the beginning of the new warehouse, its storage capacity is often difficult to quickly meet the market demand. Especially during the sales season or large-scale promotion period, the surge in consumer demand will prompt a large number of goods to flood the platform, making the processing capacity of the warehouse approaching the limit, resulting in the phenomenon of warehouse explosion.
In addition, the new warehouse may also face management challenges in the early stage of operation, such as complex warehousing processes and slow stocking speed, which will cause goods to stay outside the warehouse for a long time, further aggravating the risk of warehouse explosion.
Therefore, during this critical period, sellers need to pay close attention to the dynamics of warehouses and logistics to ensure that goods can be stored in a timely manner. It is important to note that if the time difference between the first shipment and the last shipment entering the FBA warehouse is more than 30 days, Amazon may consider it as a timeout, resulting in an arrival defect fee. To avoid this additional cost, sellers should prepare for shipment in advance and allow plenty of time window.
In addition to paying close attention to warehouse dynamics, sellers can also consider using overseas warehouses for pre-storage and flexible management of goods. In the peak season when FBA warehouse resources are tight, the overseas warehouse can provide an effective inventory management solution to ensure that the goods can be turned around in time.
By pre-storing some of their goods in overseas warehouses, sellers can not only better cope with FBA warehouse bursting problems, but also avoid additional costs due to inbound defect fees. At the same time, overseas warehouses can also bring more flexibility to sellers, such as adjusting inventory according to market demand, responding quickly to orders, etc., thereby improving overall operational efficiency.
It is recommended that sellers, when formulating sales strategies, fully consider the advantage of overseas warehouses to cope with various challenges during the peak season. Through rational planning and management of inventory, sellers can ensure the smooth flow of goods during the peak season to meet the needs of consumers, thereby improving sales performance and competitiveness.
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