One of those solutions is an automated machine that builds padded boxes that are made-to-fit with each item. Products roll down a belt and onto the cardboard. Glue is rolled onto the cardboard before ...

Todd Grasser, an Amazon process assistant, using an automated device to package items in paper bags for shipping at a facility in Sumner, Wash. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) SUMNER, Wash. — At ...

Amazon claims four guiding principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence and long-term thinking. Through the company’s focus ...

Amazon is using AI to cut the amount of packaging materials it uses. Amazon ships 20 million packages a day in 19 countries, requiring an astronomical amount of paper, cardboard and plastic packaging.

Amazon’s promise to quit plastic packing has materialized at one facility in Ohio, but the company provides no timeline for a nationwide rollout. Amazon’s promise to quit plastic packing has ...

While many retailers have historically relied on a blend of plastic and paper packaging to balance considerations like durability, weight, and size, recycling plastic packaging often necessitates ...