Inside Newegg: They give us a Tour and you a Prize
by Anand Lal Shimpi on February 14, 2006 3:31 PM EST- Posted in
- IT Computing
Newegg - The Green e-Tailer
Newegg's rolling conveyer system has built in box recycling support:
The tray suspended above the rolling conveyer (pictured above) is where the workers place empty boxes. Workers on the floor above simply toss their boxes through the holes in the floor:
The boxes are then sent down this chute where they are collected for recycling:
As you can guess, Newegg goes through a lot of cardboard during their day to day. They go through so much that they've got their own compactor outside that compresses all of the recyclable cardboard together and prepares it for pickup.
But back to your order; the tub moves along until it is complete, once complete it drops down to the express line and goes directly to the end of the assembly line.
The elevator down to the express lane is behind the tinted glass seen above. The express lane itself is seen below:
If you pay the $2.99 for express shipping then the system automatically allocates you a blue tub and wherever possible your tub gets priority:
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Postoasted - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
First off great article. Have never bought from Newegg before, but after reading about it here I feel assured that they're not some fly-by-night chop shop. As a potential customer the fact that my package will come with peanut styrofoam is a big negative. But if the price is right I guess I can live with it.allometry - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - link
I'm not sure if NewEgg is using the biodegradable peanuts made from a corn starch base. When you finally do place an order, grab one of those peanuts and run it under some water to see if it disapears.plonk420 - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
have you a solution as versitile as peanuts? i sure don'tplonk420 - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
how soon until they pay off the setup and their prices can go down to what they were when they first started? i miss those days...lsman - Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - link
Not when they are expanding to like China and rest and have to pay for those. :Dshabby - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
Looks like a basement operation to me, they sure fooled me....Zebo - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
Always like to read about orgins. Maybe next time. I've never had a complaint with newegg but there are others "just as good" and cheaper too such as Mwave.com Zipzoomfly.com for example. What really sets newegg apart is thier fantastic database for customers to search for exactly the prodcuts they are looking for and once found get a set of wonderful 360 degree pictures of the product! Great job!Hondaman4ever - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
This is a good article for those Industrial Engineers, pretty interesting facility layout.JumpyBL - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
Wow, great article. I used to do recieving work and Newegg's setup really makes me want to work there, looks fun, scanning in all the new products and handling tech stuff all day. Looking at all the CPU and memory products laying about is enough to give any tech enthusiast a stiff one. Thanks for the article and the contest Anandtech.thatsright - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - link
GREAT Article!!One of those rare AT article that held my attention 100%, and I read EVERY page.