Kung-Yen Lin Yu-Ju Chien Peter Huang Here’s some articles I found that could start us off: Sample Strategic Analysis Presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/MaxJallifier/final-presentation-16443977 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1262831-amazon-to-face-major-challenges-over-its-business-complexity-and-rising-costs http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/12/19/3-challenges-for-amazoncom-in.aspx Here are the 2 guidelines for Stage One that was given by the TA: Stage One (Week 2)
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online retailer in the U.S.‚ with over $60 billion in sales in 2012‚ this e-commerce giant connects buyers and suppliers from across the world. In many ways‚ Amazon can be seen as a greener option than traditional storefront retailers because it does not need to operate physical locations. Also‚ Amazon’s transportation logistics and distribution center efficiencies may reduce the lifecycle energy use of consumer products. If Amazon can embrace sustainable practices‚ it has the potential to improve the
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E-COMMERCE BUSİNESS MODELS The ultimate goal of an e-business is to generate revenue and make a profit‚ similar to traditional businesses. It is factual that the Internet has improved productivity for almost all the organizations that are using it. Nevertheless‚ the bottom line is that productivity must be converted to profitability. To achieve profitability as the final goal‚ different e-businesses or e-commerce sites position themselves in different parts of the value-chain. To generate revenue
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SWOT ANALYSIS Strenghts * Global Brand * Large Products Portfolio * Innovative * Acquisitions Amazon is the leading online retailer regarding media‚ products that educate and entertain. Amazon being a powerful global brand. Its customer base is over 30 million people has established separate websites in Canada‚ UK‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ France‚ Japan and China. It has a diversified product portfolio. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore but soon diversified‚ selling DVDs‚
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economical‚ socio-cultural and technological issues of Amazon‚ which is called PEST analysis. It’s a simple business measurement tool but important and widely used that helps understanding the market growth. Political point of view Amazon arrived in China in 2004. Implementing itself in China was not a simple task to do. Even if the firm was number one in all the countries it was already implanted in (the US‚ the UK‚ France‚ Germany‚ Canada‚ Japan)‚ Amazon had to follow a certain kind of rules imposed
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Amazon.com’s founding in 1994 it has gone from a company that sold books out of a garage to a multinational e-commerce juggernaut that now boast over $61 Billion dollars in revenue. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994‚ and launched in 1995 Amazon.com began as an online bookstore that quickly diversified to an array of different products such as toys‚ VHS‚ music etc. This diversification has helped Amazon grow in the past two decades. When the dot-com bubble burst in the late 90’s investors were a bit skeptical
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Amazon vs. Apple: Competing Ecosystem Strategies by Ron Adner | 11:59 AM March 19‚ 2012 The most viable rival to Apple’s iPad isn’t produced by a traditional hardware firm. Samsung‚ Motorola‚ Toshiba‚ HP‚ RIM and HTC have hardly made a dent in Apple’s dominance. Remarkably‚ the leading challenger is online retailer Amazon‚ with its Kindle Fire tablet. The innovation game is changing. Delivering great products is no longer sufficient for success. And as the Fire’s limited memory‚ ho-hum processor
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Chapter 4 1. Name the six main pieces of the e-commerce site building puzzle. * Organizational Capabilities * Hardware Architecture * Software * Telecommunications * Site Design * Human Resources 2. Define the systems development life cycle and discuss the various step involved in creating an e-commerce site. * Methodology for understanding business objectives of a system and designing an appropriate solution 1. Systems analysis/planning 2. Systems design
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Scant comprehensive literature exists about e-commerce risks. Anecdotal evidence indicates that the main risks associated with e-commerce concern hackers‚ viruses‚ and interception of credit card numbers travelling over telecommunication lines. Technological advances can mitigate many perceived risks and recent surveys indicate greater concern over more mundane issues such as running out of stock and high shipping costs. We have categorized risks in three primary areas: information risks‚ technology
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retail industry. In recent years‚ Amazon has faced increased competition in the highly competitive online retail space as competitors invested heavily in their online storefronts and infrastructure. Positioned in a highly fragmented industry‚ Amazon must find solutions that can sustain its long term profitability and maintain its market share. To that end‚ Amazon should grow the Amazon Prime membership base and expand on its media and mobile offerings. While Amazon faces many issues in a rapidly
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