Supply Chain Management and Logistics Blog. Posts are about end-to-end supply chain management and logistics in a time of challenging disruption. Tom provides leading supply chain management and logistics consulting and advisory assistance based on real-world experience. He brings authority and domain expertise to clients. Email Tom at: tomc@ltdmgmt.com Check Tom's profile at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcraig1/
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
AMAZON REDEFINED RETAIL AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Amazon has redefined selling. They dominate e-commerce. It has transformed SCM, breathed fresh air into retailing and SCM, and elevated end-to-end Supply Chain Management to strategic. The logistics they have brought in-house are meant to create Supply Chain Velocity that drives Inventory Velocity that drives Order Delivery Velocity. Their growing volumes build their own logistics density. And they are now a perceived threat to established logistics providers if they offer their capabilities to their companies. The power of that capability is their proven supply chain performance. It may be time for finance and logistics firms to stop criticizing Amazon based on old measures. The times they are a changing.
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