Supply Chain Management. Case Study on Amazon

Case Study , 2021 , 24 Pages , Grade: 1

Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics

This term paper is written to identify and understand the application of SCM principles, Wholeness system thinking, and principles in the supply chain of Amazon. We study how Amazon's supply chain works in detail explaining the critical parts that make the supply chain perform as a whole. Analysis of the SCM of the amazon system is done to understand the important interaction of different parts.

We choose to study the SCM operations of Amazon because Amazon is the world leader in logistics with operations around the world and to become aware of the different elements, interconnections, and purpose of a successful company like Amazon and relate it to its current perspectives.

The study is based on the definitions of the Lean principles, six principles of SCM, Whole system thinking, and their inter-relation. We approach the study by defining all the concepts and then explaining the Amazon company's SCM strategy and inter-relations of various parts. The Objective of the term paper is to study how the theoretical concepts are implemented practically by Amazon.

Table of Contents

1. Wholeness System Thinking
1.1 Wholeness Synthesis
1.2 Wholeness Analysis

2. SCM Principles

3. Lean Principle

4. History of Amazon

5. Amazon Products

6. Supply Chain Management in Amazon
6.1 Whole process Overview in Amazon
6.2 Optimizing an order picking process at Amazon

7. Wholeness System thinking in Amazon
7.1 Wholeness Synthesis
7.2 Wholeness Analysis
7.3 Purpose of Amazon
7.4 Interaction
7.5 Parts

8. Principles of SCM in Amazon
8.1 Integration
8.2 Management of Processes
8.3 Value added processes
8.4 Push - Pull Strategy
8.5 Bullwhip effect
8.6 Decoupling Point

9. LEAN Principles in Amazon
9.1 Pull
9.2 One-piece Flow
9.3 Tact Time
9.4 Zero defects

10. Conclusion

11. References

12. List of Figures

• College: University of Applied Sciences Hof
• Course: Masters in Operational Excellence
• Grade: 1
• Author: Vishal Sawale (Author)
• Publication Year: 2021
• Pages: 24
• Catalog Number: V1289696
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346751881
• ISBN (Book): 9783346751898
• Language: English
• Tags: Supply chain management, SCM case study, Amazon case study, Supply chain management case study on Amazon, Lean management Amazon, Logistics Amazon, SCM, Pull Push strategy, Amazon supply chain