we think these things can be replicated across the nation. reporter: you see these pop-up yards becomes permanent yards? i see some of them becoming permanent yards where it s actually going to help our business. reporter: the pop-ups were idle rail yards that are now bringing cargo closer to its final destination while freeing up space at the dock. the port has been working around the clock, 24 hours a day, loading and unloading these giant ships, and it s having an impact. narcotic they had 31 vessels waiting offshore to be unloaded. that number has been cut to just six. it s that kind of problem solving that i think is going to help us deal with these short-term issues. reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the biden administration is now looking at if similar pop-up sites make sense nationwide opinion but supply chain delays mean some goods did not make it before the holidays. there are a lot of people out in the country who are going to see this and sa
jewelry, to romance novels. each order packed, label and scanned. 1 million packages every day, just here. and amazon operates hundreds of these centers nationwide. using software that trucks every purchase made in your zip code, then stocks up for the next most click. from here, your order could make its way to amazon s brand new air hub at the cincinnati airport, where another fleet of 2000 robots runs on batteries and barr codes, carrying packages pre sorted by zip code. then two cargo containers and a plane, waiting outside. waiting outside amazon has 110 planes, cargo planes, were a white. 12 flights a day running out of cincinnati. this plane, these packages, headed to seattle. all supply chain delays have affected nearly every retailer, amazon says expanded its transportation network to keep products moving. we re using 50% more ports
purchase made in your zip code, then stocks up for the next mouse click. from here your order could make its way to amazon s brand-new air hub at the kins kins airport where another fleet of 2,000 robots runs on batteries and bar codes carrying packages presorted by cargo to packing containers and a plane waiting outside. amazon has 110 cargo planes in its fleet worldwide, 12 flights a day running out of cincinnati. these packages headed to seattle. while supply chain delays have affected nearly every retailer, amazon says it expanded its transportation network to keep products moving. we re using 50% more ports to bring product into the country. this has allowed us to drive 20% more inventory in stock, and we feel good about that going into the holidays to have the right selection. the final stop, your local
getting revised up over the last few months, because the way we re getting this information is obviously getting more difficult during covid. but look at the household survey. you mentioned it at the top. unemployment is ticking down and the highest number of americans back on the job since prepandemic. to say the jobs picture isn t good in america right now is absolutely false. but i credit the president in terms of messaging. he took a swipe at the media and had a right to talking about supply chain issues. we still have supply chain delays. remember, the u.s. government cannot control all of the supply chain. it s global. things are improving. in the last week alone, we heard from the target ceo saying their inventory is up 18 %. walmart inventory is up 11.5%. i spoke to the matel ceo. shelves are full and they re ready for the holidays. the president told this to the american people and then turned on the news and he s seeing empty shelves. that s really not the picture. things are
zip code then to cargo containers and a plane waiting outside. amazon has 110 planes, cargo planes in its fleet worldwide. 12 flights a day running out of cincinnati this plane, these packages headed to seattle. while supply chain delays have affected nearly every retailer, amazon says it expanded its transportation network to keep products moving. we re using 50% more ports to bring products into the country. this has allowed us to really drive over 20% more inventory in stock, and we feel good about that going into the holidays to have the right selection. reporter: the final stop, your local delivery station and a fleet of vans lined up early in the morning each one of these vans is delivering how many packages a day anywhere from about 230 to about 370 depending on their route. reporter: that s a lot of stuff. that s a lot of stuff. reporter: every turn in the delivery route also determined by amazon software to