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Amazon.com: Supply Chain Management
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B18D017-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementBy early 2018, Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), one of the world’s most valuable companies and the largest online retailer in the world, had grown dramatically since its beginnings in 1994. The company that had started as an online bookseller now sStarting at €8.20
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Half a Century of Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12D010-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2012, a stock analyst was preparing a recommendation on what his firm, a large U.S. investment house, should do with its stake in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, was trying to recover from a series of missteps that had seen competitors such as dollar stores and Amazon.com close the performance gap. Competitors had copied many aspects of Wal-Mart’s distribution system, including cross-docking products, eliminating ...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon.com: Supply Chain Management (Spanish Version)
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-W29513Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, Service and Operations ManagementBy early 2018, Seattle-based Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), one of the world’s most valuable companies and the largest online retailer in the world, had grown dramatically since its beginnings in 1994. The company that had started as an online bookseller now sold merchandise and digital content in more than 30 categories, including electronics, clothing, books, furniture, and streaming music and video. It sold its own products and listed products for ...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07D001-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2006 Wal-Mart, the second largest firm in the world by sales, was looking to improve its already efficient supply chain. The company's supply chain was closely integrated with its retail and information systems strategies and has been developed incrementally over the past 40 years. However, rivals are copying every aspect, from the way Wal-Mart cross-docks product in warehouses, to Wal-Mart's use of a sophisticated database to capture, store a...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart: Supply Chain Management
P. Fraser Johnson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19D013-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the supply chain strategy of Walmart. Set in 2019, it provides a detailed description of the company’s supply chain network and capabilities. Data in the case allows students to compare Walmart’s source of competitiveness with those oStarting at €8.20