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ROLE OF LOGISTICS IN SUCCESS OF AMAZON.COM
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AMAZON.COM
Amazon.com : a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection.
Largest online e-tailer of books, music, videos, toys, and gifts. Aspires to become a one-stop shop for merchandise on the Web.
B-web type:
Aggregation (e-tail)
Agora (auctions/Zshops) hybrid model
Highly automated and centralized operations
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COMPETITORS
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WHAT MAKES AMAZON STAND OUT?
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DRIVERS OF SUCCESS
Only Online retailing: Cost efficient and one click ordering
Selling an expanded selection of products online
Lean Manufacturing and TQM methodologies for services
Continually adding new product lines or capabilities
Integrating technologies like CRM, SCP, WMS, OMS
Launching Innovative products like Kindle
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AMAZON’S STRATEGY
AMAZON.COM STRATEGY
CON
VENIEN
CE
SELECTION
PRICE
SERVICESCOPE
SCALE
CUSTOMER
EXPERIENC
E PILLARS
SUPPLY
CHAIN
LEVERS
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRICK-AND-MORTAR &
CLICK-AND-MORTAR
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SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES
Supply Chain Design
Number and location of distribution centers (DCs)
Ever expanding product line
Order Cost Minimization
Internal facility or external partner used to fulfill order
Finding the lowest cost solution
Inventory Segmentation and Policy
Inventory stored in its facilities Vs. Inventory stored in upstream tiers
Products supplied only by third-party affiliates
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SUPPLY CHAIN DRIVERS
Facilities: Low expenditure on real estate, employees, inventory and utilities
Inventory: Low inventory costs due to direct shipment from to customers from Fulfillment centre.
Transportation: Transports orders for delivery, via US Postal Service (60% of orders) or UPS (40% of orders)
Information: IT systems in place for faster information flow.
Sourcing: Sourcing directly from publishers reduces intermediary costs and ensures faster delivery.
Pricing: Low prices due to less overheads. 8-10% cheaper than a physical retailer.
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INVENTORY ANALYSIS
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E-TAILERS MODEL
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IT SYSTEMS
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AMAZON’S SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE
AMAZON.COM WEBSITE AND IT
SYSTEMS
CUSTOMERS
VENDOR / SUPPLIER
PARTNER DC
WHOLESALER DCAMAZON.COM
DCsPUBLISHER /
MANUFACTURER
INDEPENDENT SUPPLIER- THIRD
PARTY
TIER I
TIER II
TIER III
INFORMATION FLOW
PHYSICAL FLOW
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DC INBOUND PROCESS
RESERVE STORAGE
RANDOM STORAGE
LIBRARY PRIME STORAGE
PALLET PRIMESTORAGE
CASE FLOW PRIME STORAGE
STORAGE DECISION
PRODUCT RECEIVED
PUT AWAY PROCESS
STORAGE DETERMINATION
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DC OUTBOUND PROCESS
PALLET PRIME PACKING
PACKINGPACKING
ITEM SORTATIONFULL-CASE
NON-CONVEYABLESINGLE UNIT
ACCUMULATION
SHIPPING
LIBRARY PRIME PICKING
CASE FLOW PRIME PICKING
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TRANSPORTATION
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LOGISTICS DIFFERENTIATORS
Core competence in one-to-one inventory management and distribution
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): For order management, sales reports by vendor
Free shipping offers over a certain amount.
Six Sigma approach to its distribution services
Effective b-web relationships with distributors and suppliers like Ingram
Customer Fulfilment Networking (CFN):
Direct sourcing from publishers,
Efficient delivery system, WMS, OMS, SCP, CRM, VMI
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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
Launch of Kindle 2 - a digital-reading device
Increased global reach: 6 countries
Introduced AmazonBasics, AmazonWireless, AmazonMP3, Amazon Outdoor recreation stores
Frustration free packaging initiative
Acquired Zappos.com - leading online apparel and footwear retailer
Amazon Web services: (AWS) and Elastic Compute Cloud (computing capacity- EC2) – Databases & Data Storage
Fulfilment services to other customers
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INSIDE THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE
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REFERENCES
1. http://www.davechaffey.com/E-commerce-Internet-marketing-case-studies/Amazon-case-study
2. http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/outlog_story_6813/
3. https://vendorcentral.amazon.com/gp/vendor/sign-in/183-5122358-0917959
4. www.amazon.com5. www.andyde.com/amazon.pdf
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