Amazon Logistic Activities

Demand Forecasting
?Associate Company: Lafooco

Course: Intro To Logistics & Supply Chain

Lecturer: Nguyen Ngo Tinh Giang
Presenter: Pham Le Phuong Lan
ID: s3836374
Presentation Include

Demand Production Warehousing &

Procurement Transportation
Forecasting Operation Inventory
Lan Pham Huyen Tran Linh Le Vinh Le Han Ha
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 Company Introduction
AMAZON
- World’s largest online retailer
- In Vietnam: Amazon Global Selling (AGS)
- In Vietnam, AGS established 2 dedicated teams based in
HCM and HN to train and guide Vietnamese business.

LAFOOCO
- Founded in 1985
- Producer & exporter of nuts and dried fruits
- Deliver best quality products to high-end markets worldwide
- One of many FBA retailers on Amazon platform.
 Demand Forecasting
What is Demand Forecasting?

• Based on historical data, trends, and knowledge, Forecasting is a common

statistical technique used to accurately predict future demand. (Hyndman &
Athanasopoulos 2018)

• In logistics, it is vital for business planning and future predictions and also
initiates the supply chain management push processes (Ivanov 2019)

• Important for AMZ sellers:

• Manage inventory effectively
• Utilize capital
• Identify opportunities and threats.
Managerial
Responsibilities
• Satistical Methods
Integrate business intelligence within the organization, In order to develop forecasts
at multiple levels of aggregation, managers should analyze past sales trends data to
identify demand drivers and trends to find the best forecasting method. (Kolassa &
Siemsen 2015)

(Amazon Web Services 2020)

 2. Using demand forecasting software

Not only assist companies in reducing risks

and make efficient financial decisions but
also helps them to create optimal orders,
increase filling rate, analyze excess stocks,
and accelerate replenishment.

(Amazon Web Services 2020)

 1.
Create Accurate Budgeting & Increase
Supply Chain Efficiency
(Chron 2018)

Logistics Value 2.
Optimizing the inventory levels more effectively, more
accurate adaptation of different stock levels and
reduction of planning efforts (Carbonneau et al. 2008)
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Aug 2021,
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