E-Commerce Supply Chain Efficiency: A Case Study of Amazon E-Commerce Company
Keywords:
Supply Chain Efficiency, Network, E-commerceAbstract
This article is a case study on the supply chain efficiency of the e-commerce industry. It has focused on a specific company to get an idea about all e-commerce platforms. Amazon company is one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world with extensive market capitalisation. We are going to know, how Amazon company maintains its supply and orders with their demands. There are mainly four key elements of the efficient supply chain: integration, operation, purchasing, and distribution. With supply chain efficiency, Amazon will pick up inventory from manufacturing facilities around the world, ship it across borders, handle customs clearance and ground transportation, store inventory in bulk, manage replenishment across Amazon and other sales channels, and drive directly to customers. All without seller having to worry about managing their supply chain. The new solution allows sellers to spend more time building great products, delighting customers, and growing their business, while Amazon handles the logistics, improves delivery speed, and reduces costs for sellers.
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