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Full Facility Load Balancing
Coverage of Full Facility Load Balancing in the Nexus archive.
- Amazon's next warehouse efficiency drive is about moving humans, not just packages
Amazon is piloting a system called Full Facility Load Balancing (FFLB) to automate warehouse worker assignments using real-time data, aiming to reduce manual staffing decisions and improve efficiency. The technology could save $193 million annually in labor costs and cut 7 million labor hours yearly, though Amazon's spokesperson stated the savings estimates are based on hypothetical modeling.