Amazon Supply Chain Management (Essay Sample)
DescriptionPlease read the brief and what I need for now is the formative part and when I receive the feedback I can prepare to order the summative part.
The companies that recommend me are these, Choose a well-known company (e.g. Unilever, Zara, Mc Donald’s, Amazon) (or a company for which you can easily access relevant information). Steps to be followed:
1. Choose a well-known company (e.g. Unilever, Zara, Mc Donald’s, Amazon) (or a company for which you can easily access relevant information) and choose one product group of it.
2. Choose one of the operations performance objectives: a) cost, b) dependability, c) flexibility, d) speed, e)quality
3. Describe the global supply chain of your chosen company by identifying its supply chain members (upstream (e.g. suppliers) and downstream (e.g. intermediaries)). You can use online sources such as
www.bloomberg.com to identify upstream and downstream players in your chosen company’s supply chain.
4. Critically analyse its operations performance objective (of your choice) and compare it with one of its competitor. we recommend that you submit an individual report plan, that is a written assignment of about 500 words. Write a report plan including a brief. information about your chosen company, product group, and specific dimension(s) of operations performance objective that will be analysed in your individual report.
AMAZON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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Amazon Supply Chain Management
Based in Washington and founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon has grown into a giant classified under the big five companies in America. It started as an online bookseller but has expanded its scope and currently deals in video games, software, electronics, food, toys, and furniture (Amazon, 2021). Amazon has been focusing on becoming the most customer-centric company.
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