Assignment task:
Since its inception in 1994, Amazon has implemented a number game changing OPSCM infrastructure resource designs, in particular in the area of strategic capacity management, that have been instrumental in allowing it to maintain the supply throughput necessary to keep up with its spectacular rate of growth in sales.
The following specifies four key implementations: Flexible/As needed construction, warehouse robotics, network layout, and innovative capacity management solutions.
Q1. What are some OPSCM infrastructure design (nodes, modes, lodes) changes or adjustments that companies adopted in response to lessons learned during and/or post pandemic?
Q2. What could be one possible next evolution in Amazon's OPSCM infrastructure design?