Logistics is a serious business. But it also hides some incredible facts. Here are 7 logistics facts you (absolutely) want to know!

 

Logistics facts 1️⃣

 

Amazon dispatches over 66,000 orders per hour 📦

Amazon, the e-commerce giant, processes around 18.5 orders per second, that's over 66,000 orders per hour! To achieve this, the company uses robots, ultra-high-performance algorithms and a global logistics network. 

 

Logistics facts 2️⃣

 

The world's largest warehouse is 10 million sq. ft. 🏭

The largest warehouse in the world belongs to Tesla, located in Austin, Texas. At 10 million ft. sq., it's bigger than 250 football pitches. It is used for the production and shipping of Tesla vehicles.

 

Logistics facts 3️⃣

 

90% of world trade goes by sea 🚢

Despite the boom in air and rail transport, 90% of the world's goods still travel by sea. Giant container ships carry up to 24,000 containers on a single voyage, the equivalent of 36,000 cars. 

 

Logistics facts 4️⃣

 

The barcode revolutionised logistics in 1974 🏷️

The first item scanned with a barcode was a packet of Wrigley's chewing gum in 1974. Today, it is impossible to imagine logistics without this technology, which makes it possible to track stocks and speed up flows.

 

Logistics facts 5️⃣

 

A container can travel up to 10 years unopened 🌏

Some containers spend years in transit between ports around the world without being opened. In 2014, a container discovered in India had not been opened for 10 years, its owner having disappeared. 

 

Logistics facts 6️⃣

 

DHL parcels travel more than you ✈️

DHL, one of the world's leading logistics companies, serves 220 countries and territories. A parcel can travel up to 50,000 km in a few days, crossing several continents before arriving at its destination.

 

Logistics facts 7️⃣

 

Black Friday doubles the number of parcels processed 📈

Every year, Black Friday leads to a huge increase in the volume of orders in warehouses and sorting centres. As a result, some companies such as FedEx and UPS temporarily hire more than 100,000 employees to cope with this meteoric rise. 

 

Conclusion

Logistics is much more than a simple sequence of flows. Behind every delivery, there are innovations, challenges and unusual stories.

 

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