Dillard University Amazon Supply Chain Management Case Essay
Q2. Read the Case, “Amazon Supply Chain,” and address the following questions, 5-7 sentences each question separately does not need to be in essay:
- Is Amazon a retailer, a logistics company, or a technology company? Explain.
- How is Amazon’s supply chain different from that of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers?
- What are the key advantages to the structure of Amazon’s supply chain and the company’s management of its supply chain operations? Support your analysis with data from the case.
- What are the challenges Amazon faces, and what are the implications for its supply chain?
- As Jeff Bezos, what steps would you take to improve Amazon’s supply chain? Why? Please, ground your response to this question in specific operations and supply chain management concepts and strategies.