Technische Universität Berlin Fakultät VIII: Wirtschaft und Management Institut für Technologie und Management Fachgebiet Strategische Unternehmensführung Prof. Dr. Michael Mirow Seminar Paper on Strategies to Achieve Market Leadership: The Example of Amazon (Summer term 2005) presented by: Sören Preibusch, 215995 Matthias Fleckenstein, 215274 Kottbusser Damm 24 Magistratsweg 21 10967 Berlin 13593 Berlin Berlin, May 17, 2005 Table of Contents I Table of
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Resources, 2009). Its principal corporate offices are located in Seattle, Washington (Amazon Global Resources, 2009). It is the largest online electronic retailer in America (Webley, 2010). Amazon was founded in 1995 by Jeffrey Bezos’s (Amazon Global Resources, 2009) . Since Bezos opened the doors of Amazon he has defined and redefined online retailing for the rest of the Internet retail world. When the doors first opened it was from a two car garage in Bellevue, Washington (Amazon Global Resources
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Inicios y creación. Fue Jeffrey Bezos. Después de abandonar su trabajo como programador en Wall Street, se fijó como objetivo construir la mejor tienda online del mundo (no la primera, la mejor) con una idea obsesiva: considerando al comprador como la mejor experiencia comercial. Y fundó en 1994, con sede en un garaje de Seattle - EE.UU., la empresa Amazon. Siendo la primera librería virtual de la Web. En la actualidad, es una tienda online de libros, música y otros, que ofrece servicios que los
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Walmart: Supply Chain Management Walmart was founded in 1962 by Sam Walton and is considered one of the global giants in supply chain management. The company has become the world’s biggest retailer with the largest amount of sales per square foot, the highest inventory turnover rates, and net operating profit of any of its major competitors. This powerhouse manages approximately $32 billion in inventory and stocks products manufactured in more than 70 countries worldwide. With these kinds of numbers
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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to . Commission File No. 000-22513 AMAZON.COM, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
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www.hbr.org Some companies have built their very businesses on their ability to collect, analyze, and act on data. Every company can learn from what these firms do. Competing on Analytics by Thomas H. Davenport Reprint R0601H Some companies have built their very businesses on their ability to collect, analyze, and act on data. Every company can learn from what these firms do. Competing on Analytics COPYRIGHT © 2005 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Thomas
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Project Management Project Proposal This project is targeted at developing a comprehensive online order placement system (Bezoz et al. 1999) for utilization in the food items service market which will enable the restaurants to easily and quickly handle an online list of options which client can browse over the Internet and utilize to place orders with only a few mouse clicks. The clients will have to select whether they need the food items to be sent to them or it will be packed for pick-up
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Matt Rush E-Commerce Everywhere Throughout the course of its existence, the internet has revolutionized many things that occur in everyday life by making them more efficient, more convenient, and more accessible. Shopping is no exception. Online shopping is a tool that countless people take advantage of in today’s tech-savvy world. As late as only two decades ago, it would be unheard of for a person to sit at their desk at home, order a product at their convenience, and have the product
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■ ■ ■ ■ opening case study Amazon.com—Not Your Average Bookstore Jeffrey Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, is running what some people refer to as the “world’s biggest bookstore.” The story of Bezos’s virtual bookstore teaches many lessons about online business. Out of nowhere, this digital bookstore turned an industry upside down. What happened here was more than just creating a Web site. Bezos conceived and implemented an intelligent, global digital business. Its business is
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■ ■ ■ ■ opening case study Amazon.com—Not Your Average Bookstore Jeffrey Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, is running what some people refer to as the “world’s biggest bookstore.” The story of Bezos’s virtual bookstore teaches many lessons about online business. Out of nowhere, this digital bookstore turned an industry upside down. What happened here was more than just creating a Web site. Bezos conceived and implemented an intelligent, global digital business. Its business is
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