amazon supply chain

1. STAMFORD UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH
Prepare For: Dr. Fariha Kabir.
Assistant Professor.
Department of Business Administration.
Stamford University Bangladesh.
Prepare By: Mayem Hasan (BBA
07219364)
* Md. Akash Moni
(BBA 07219349)
* Trishna Das
(BBA 07219366)

2. Supply Chain Management
(Operation Management)

3. AMAZON’S SUPPLY CHAIN
 Discuss the role supply chain management plays in the
organization.
 How is SCM structured?
 What strategies and techniques are used for supply chain
management activities?
 How does supply chain management contribute to the
success of the organization?

4. AMAZON’S BACKGROUND
 Founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos.
 Started as an online bookstore. Amazon started in Bezo's
garage.
 Nowadays Amazon is the world's largest online retailer and a
prominent cloud service provider.

5. ROLE OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
 SCM is an intricate part of the organization and has
reinvented the customer experience.
 SCM is one of the main reasons why the company has
succeeded in a competitive environment.
 Its built in the strategic analysis of the company which is
price, selection and availability.
 Jeff Bezos’ main focus in supply chain management is to see
things from the customer’s perspective.

6. AMAZON’S SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTORY

7. AMAZON’S SCM STRUCTURE
 Amazon has built out an infrastructure.
* 145 warehouses around the world (84 in the United States, 4 in Canada,
29 in Europe, 15 in China, 10 in Japan, and 7 in India.
 Amazon advertises its business-to-business as offering 750,000
essential products for business and industry.
* Free two-day shipping for orders of US $50 or more and a 365-day return
policy.
 Amazon's e-commerce fulfillment services were cited as a "game
changer" by several organizations.
* Led to a greater demand for e-fulfillment services.

8. STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
 Innovative Inventory Sourcing
 In 2001 Amazon decided to outsource its inventory management,
so they could focus on other activities.
 Today Amazon manages and ships its own inventory and the
inventory of other companies like Samsung or others. This allows
Amazon to ship about 10 million products.
 Amazon ships to almost 200 countries worldwide.
 Amazon uses a six sigma approach to its distribution operations.

9. HOW DOES SCM CONTRIBUTE TO AMAZON’S
SUCCESS?
 Supply Chain Management (SCM) is an essential element to
operational efficiency.
 Customer satisfaction and company success.
 Because of the vital role SCM plays within organizations,
employers seek employees with an abundance of SCM skills and
knowledge.
 Two of the main ways SCM affects business
 Boosts Customer Service
 Improves Bottom Line

10. CONCLUSION
• Amazon had $207 billion revenue for 2020.
• In 2010, Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most
valuable retailer in the United States by market
capitalization.
• Supply Chain Management plays a major part in
Amazon’s success.

11. ANY
QUESTION?
THANKING YOU!