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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Given the size of the boxes my Amazon stuff comes in you'd have to be extremely challenged not to be able to get that stuff in there. They're not exactly solving the Knapsack Packing Problem multiple times a day.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    My understanding is some algorithm decides what size box to use for an order, the packer packs that box.

    The skill comes from the repetition of doing the task to become efficient enough not to be taken out back and put down by Bezos.

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