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The value of output is greater than the input. This is what they say in Amazon. The
output is defining as the product while input defines how rigid one exerted out all
the efforts to accomplish the desired result. Straightforwardly, at Amazon, they do
not see or take an interest how did you do the job, how early you went in or if you
went home late at night, Success, as part of Amazon, is fully characterized by the
output or the desired results. Another noteworthy vital description of Amazon is
how output will be realized. It is classified into two, the short-run and the long-
run. Short run output refers to the triumph on a fast process. It describes that
the occurrence has been distinctive, together with a series of developments that
add significance to it. Meanwhile, long-run is as precious as the short-run. Amazon
inspires the employees for long-run results without implementing any arduous action
if something failed. During these processes, one learns to create careful and
innovative strategies to gather informational data. The result of which, is the
voluntary action of making desirable decision. Inside Amazon, it is not those who
are in the top that knows a lot more, it is the one who accomplishes most outputs
and knows the data very well.

Amazon's four Vs in operations are VOLUME, VARIETY, VARIATION and VISIBILITY.

Volume refers to the number of finished products that has been produced in certain
number of times to meet the needs of the customers.
VARIETY refers to the kinds of finished product that will be produced by the
company. More kinds of product, higher advantage to other that has lower number of
kinds of the same product.
VARIATION refers to the demand's movement over a period. It is not easy to do
variances especially when there is a crisis on going over the world.
VISIBILITY refers to the customer's experience that has to do with the company's
process. It is more likely to be observe in the service industry than in the
manufacturing industry, that sometimes has no visibility at all.

Amazon's Global Supply Chain contributes to the overall business strategy by the
following."
Four stage model
Stage 1: Internally Neutral - Address the most unpleasant situations.
Stage 2: Externally Neutral - Implement proven and tested techniques and
strategies.
Stage 3: Internally Supportive -Associate the techniques and strategies into
action.
Stage 4: Externally Supportive - Provide management improvement.

Four perspective model

Internally Neutral - Diminishing the undesirable effect in the operation.
Internally Supportive - Anticipation of reliable funding for the company's
techniques.
Externally Neutral - Establish similarity with competitors.
Externally Supportive - Stipulation of viable edge over the others.

The pace of Amazon's modernization and originality has been fast moving and far-
fetched. Thus, the competitors are hardly keeping up with their unique and
countless strategies. Amazon, the online retail, and trading company has stunned
the supply chain automation industry and moved the competitors to put up more
investments to keep small distance with them. The increasing number of fulfillment
centers and expansion if delivery and shipping fleet, it is exciting to witness
what Amazon will offer to the market in the future.

Explanation:
Four V's example

VOLUME: Amazon can process higher number of placed than his competitor. Because of
their fulfillment centers, they have been able to meet and handle all the delivery
in just a span of an hour or two.
VARIETY: Amazon offers different varieties because of its third-party sellers. They
have the greatest number of register third party sellers because of their FBA or
Fulfilment by Amazon and FBM or Fulfillment by Merchant strategy.
VARIATION: As Amazon has their own shipping and delivery fleet, they also have
their own storehouse in each center which make the product safe and secure and
always up to date to the status of availability.
VISIBILITY: Amazon has 100% visibility of their shipping process once the item has
been successfully ordered by the customer. Starting from the packaging up until the
day or the time of delivery, you can track it all in their specific website.

Four stage model explanation

Stage 1: The most unpleasant situation for Amazon Global Supply chain is how to
have a quick and efficient supply chain management.
Stage 2: Amazon came up with the idea of two-day delivery system.
Stage 3: After seeing positive response and the competitor tried to catch-up, they
offer 1 hour delivery with Amazon Prime.
Stage 4: After Amazon prime, they also establish research on using drones-based
delivery air system called Amazon Prime Air.

Four perspective model explanation

Internally neutral: Amazon address the delivery efficiency.
Internally Supportive: Amazon invest expanding their manufacturing sector.
Externally Neutral: Competitors adapts their new delivery system; they have
implemented a much shorter delivery period.
Externally Supportive: Research and studies for Amazon Prime Air, which delivery
system will be through the drones.