Amazon case study | e-commerce

“ Goodman has shown itself to be an incredibly creative and innovative partner, each time doing things a bit faster and a bit better. We have been incredibly excited to work with Goodman as there are very few partners who could do what Goodman has done.”

TimCollins VicePresidentEuropeanFCOperations,Amazon

More than 1 million sqm developed for Amazon since 2006Drivenbytheexponentialgrowthofe-commerce,Amazoncontinuestoexpanditsglobaloperations.Increasedproductandserviceofferingsandscaledinfrastructuresupportitsretailandservicesbusinessesandmeetever-growingconsumerdemandforrapidproductdeliverytothedoorstep.

WhatbeganwithGoodman’sdevelopmentofalogisticswarehouseforAmazoninLeipzig,Germany,in2006,ledtoasolid,long-standingdevelopmentrelationshipbetweenthetwoparties.AmazonworkswithGoodmantobenefitfromourflexibleapproachtodesignanddrivetomeetcustomerneeds.

SinceLeipzig,AmazonhascalledonGoodmanforthedeliveryof12additionalprojectsinFrance,Germany,PolandandtheUK.Todate,Goodmanhasdeliveredmorethan1millionsqmofbuilt-to-suitlogisticsspacefortheonlineretailgiantacrossEurope.

AllspacesleasedbyAmazonaremanagedandmaintainedbyGoodman.Theyarekeptinoptimalconditiontoensuretheycontinuetoaddrealvaluetothebusiness.

WatchthetimelapsevideoofAmazoninFrance.

Amazon handles about $US32 billion (€23.7 billion) worth of its own products as well as those of other companies and individuals in Europe every year.

The challenge

Amazon’s requirements+ Flexible,bespokedesignwithpossibilitiesforexpansionandupgrades+ Specificinternallayoutforoptimisedoperations+ SustainablefeaturessupportAmazon’sEarthKaizen’sprogramme:

-Latestmaterials,technologiesandprocesses -Consumptionandwastereduction

+ Rapiddeliverytocatertoseasonalityofbusiness+ Largevolumetostockentireinventory+ Closetoefficienttransportinfrastructure+ Proximitytolargelabourforce+ Easyaccessbypublictransport

Thetailor-madelogisticsfacilitiesarelargeenoughtoprocessAmazon’sextensiveproductrangeineachcountry,aswellasthethirdpartiesforwhichitprovidesfulfilmentservices.Theyemploythemostadvancedmaterialsandtechnologiesandaredesignedtomeetthespecificneedsoftheworld’sbiggestonlinestore.

Amazon locations across Europe+ France:4locations-196,000sqm+ Germany:7locations-694,700sqm+ Poland:1location-123,469sqm+ UK: 1location-75,068sqm

The Goodman solution

AmazonlocationsacrossEurope

CountriesinwhichGoodmanisrepresentedinEU

A new typology: the modern e-commerce facility

Efficiencyiskeytosuccessfulonlinesales.EachAmazonfacilityisdesignedtoensurethatitemsaredelivered,sorted,picked,packedanddistributedtocustomersinthemostcost-andtime-efficientmanner.Amazon’sgoalistocontinuetoimproveonlayout,technologyandoperationsinordertobuildever-moreefficientfacilities.

+ Latestmaterialsandtechnologies

+ Ampleparkingandpublictransportationlinksaccommodatealargeworkforce

+ White-paintedconcretestructuretoreflectlight

+ Huge,flexiblemezzanineforefficientprocessingofinboundandoutboundproducts

+ FlexibleHVACsystemincludingheatrecoveryandheatpumptechnology

+ Energy-efficientLEDlighting

+ Verticallightbandsincreasedaylight

Wroclaw: The next generation

Amazonisnowonitsseventhgenerationoffulfilmentcentredesign.Theforward-looking123,000sqmdevelopmentinWroclaw,Polandrepresentsthelatestgeneration.ItintroducesAmazon’snewglobalstandardlayoutdesign.Thisnewstandardenablesthecompanytostreamlinethedevelopmentofitsfulfilmentcentresandbenchmarkproductivity.TheWroclawfacilityisthebiggestfree-standinglogisticsfacilityinPoland.

NEWWAREHOUSE

of theYEARCEE

Eurobuild Awards Green certification

+ Rheinberg+ Graben+ Pforzheim+ Koblenz+ Lauwin-Planque+ Wroclaw(inprogress)

Amazon’s Earth Kaizens

Amazon’sEarthKaizenprogramme,namedfortheJapanesetermmeaning‘continualimprovement’isdesignedtoimplementenvironmentalandenergyinitiativesacrossallpartsofitsbusiness.

Sustainability features include: + Energy-efficientT5andLEDlighting+ Overheadlightingmotionsensors+ Largerskylightsandwindowstoimprovenaturallighting+ Photovoltaicsystems+ Rainwaterinfiltrationsystems

Guinness World Record – Blower Door Test

ThefulfilmentcentreinGrabencapturedthe2011recordforthelargestblowerdoortesteverconducted.

Goodman is an integrated property group that owns, develops and manages logistics and business space across Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia-Pacific region, North America and Brazil. The Group invests in industrial estates and warehouse and distribution centres.

The result

Goodman has developed more than 1 million sqm for Amazon since 2006 – equivalent to 200 soccer fields. Thishasenabledtheworld’slargestonlinestoreto:

+ Sustainitsgrowthambitions+ Expanditsfulfilmentcapabilitywithbuilt-to-suitfacilities+ Introducenewvalue-addingservices+ Getclosertoitscustomers+ Lowertransportationcosts+ Shortendeliverydeadlines

Together,GoodmanandAmazonhavedevelopedane-commercepropertysolutionthatmeetsallthecriteriaforaprecision-builtdistributioncentre,alwaysclosetotransportinfrastructuresothatproductscanbecollected,sorted,storedanddeliveredinthemostcost-efficientwaypossible.

WatchwhatAmazon’sVicePresidentEuropeanFCOperationssaysoftheircollaborationwithGoodman.

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