Question Description
Do research on the Supply Chain Management System of Amazon and answer the five questions below in a paper. The paper should be 5 pages that include the cover sheet and the reference page.
- Is Amazon a Supply Chain? (50pts)
- What are Amazon’s transportation Objectives? (50pts)
- How does Amazon’s system work? (50pts)
- How many warehouses does Amazon have? (25pts)
- Does Amazon own its Inventory? (25pts)
Learning Outcomes from Units 1 – 3
- Define Supply Chain (CLO1)
- Describe the characteristics of an effective supply chain. (CLO1)
- Analyze the issues involved in demand management, customer service, order fulfillment, order management and customer service. (CLO2)
- Analyze the need for and costs of inventory, to include fixed order quantity, fixed order interval, and economic order quantity. (CLO 3)
- Apply the economic order quantity (EOQ) model to manage inventory. (CLO 4)
- Discuss the basic warehousing activities (CLO 5)