A few weeks back there were some questions about Netflix processing as well
as speculation on how it is done. Last night I watched "Delivery" on Modern
Marvels. They showed what goes on inside one of the 50 Netflix warehouses.
They ship and receive about 2 million packages at each location. Movies
coming in are processed and sorted by machines to the next location.
Sorting rate is 30,000 pieces per hour and 10 machines doing that
simultaneously. They are sorted, packed, labeled, and put on trailer to the
post office for next day delivery.

I don't see the episode listed for repeat yet, but if you do see it
scheduled, it is worth watching. The showed the UPS air terminal also and
the 130 planes a night they handle.

On May 5, 11:33*am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> A few weeks back there were some questions about Netflix processing as well
> as speculation on how it is done. *Last night I watched "Delivery" on Modern
> Marvels. *They showed what goes on inside one of the 50 Netflix warehouses.
> They ship and receive about 2 million packages at each location. *Movies
> coming in are processed and sorted by machines to the next location.
> Sorting rate is 30,000 pieces per hour and 10 machines doing that
> simultaneously. *They are sorted, packed, labeled, and put on trailer to the
> post office for next day delivery.
>
> I don't see the episode listed for repeat yet, but if you do see it
> scheduled, it is worth watching. *The showed the UPS air terminal also and
> the 130 planes a night they handle.

I saw that show a couple of weeks ago. I found it very interesting.

Harriet & critters

"critters & me in azusa, ca" > wrote in message
...
> On May 5, 11:33 am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>> A few weeks back there were some questions about Netflix processing as
>> well
>> as speculation on how it is done. Last night I watched "Delivery" on
>> Modern
>> Marvels. They showed what goes on inside one of the 50 Netflix
>> warehouses.
>> They ship and receive about 2 million packages at each location. Movies
>> coming in are processed and sorted by machines to the next location.
>> Sorting rate is 30,000 pieces per hour and 10 machines doing that
>> simultaneously. They are sorted, packed, labeled, and put on trailer to
>> the
>> post office for next day delivery.
>>
>> I don't see the episode listed for repeat yet, but if you do see it
>> scheduled, it is worth watching. The showed the UPS air terminal also
>> and
>> the 130 planes a night they handle.
>
> I saw that show a couple of weeks ago. I found it very interesting.
>
> Harriet & critters

That's pretty neat, I'll have to catch that. It's one of the few companies I
always seem to get great service from.

Jon