Assignment: Supply Chains
This case study concerns Amazon Inc. It summarizes Amazon's growth from its beginnings as an online bookseller to become the world's largest retailer. The case serves as an introduction to supply chain management (SCM) by focusing on a firm with which everyone in the course would have some experience. Working in teams, provide one response per team to each of the following questions.
1. Compare and contrast Amazon's supply chain with the coverage in Lectures 1 and 2. What are its unique aspects?
2. From a supply chain perspective, what makes Amazon's supply chain operate successfully?
When answer each question, please find out a title about each question. do not put the question as a title.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.