Overview
Amazon was first created in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Bezos quit his job at the hedge fund D.E. Shaw to create this soon world renowned start-up company. Through the chaos and turmoil of building a company from scratch, Bezos persisted. He started in his garage and soon owned warehouses larger than 700 Madison Square Gardens’ combined. Within 30 days, Bezos had sold over $20,000 worth of merchandise through Amazon. A main component in online shopping is shipping and handling. With worldwide shipping comes many opportunities and threats as the company’s strengths and weaknesses are both tested.
Strengths
Amazon has a multitude of strengths due to the size of its company. In 1994, Jeff Bezos launched the website in his garage, much like …show more content…
With Amazon, it is the care of the employees. Employees have left substandard reviews on employer websites such as Indeed for their treatment at Amazon. Ratings have left those startled as some of them has described their job as unorganized and that management did not care for their safety. This creates a negative impact on the company. The employees working may not receive adequate rest time and will become stressed, causing a poor packaging outcome. Poor packaging and shipping management will affect the company by making those receiving the packages leave a critical review. Soon, it will cause consumers to not let Amazon be its first choice of online …show more content…
As of now, Amazon ships to over 100 countries. That number continues to grow. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning that 95 countries currently are not being shipped to through Amazon. Amazon has the opportunity to begin exporting to these 95 countries. If Amazon were to reach out to those countries and allow them to order online through the website, they will be able to expand and maintain their bonds with shipping companies. These countries can receive their package from the nearest Amazon shipping center by any form needed, including new forms such as by
Amazon was first created in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. Bezos quit his job at the hedge fund D.E. Shaw to create this soon world renowned start-up company. Through the chaos and turmoil of building a company from scratch, Bezos persisted. He started in his garage and soon owned warehouses larger than 700 Madison Square Gardens’ combined. Within 30 days, Bezos had sold over $20,000 worth of merchandise through Amazon. A main component in online shopping is shipping and handling. With worldwide shipping comes many opportunities and threats as the company’s strengths and weaknesses are both tested.
Strengths
Amazon has a multitude of strengths due to the size of its company. In 1994, Jeff Bezos launched the website in his garage, much like …show more content…
With Amazon, it is the care of the employees. Employees have left substandard reviews on employer websites such as Indeed for their treatment at Amazon. Ratings have left those startled as some of them has described their job as unorganized and that management did not care for their safety. This creates a negative impact on the company. The employees working may not receive adequate rest time and will become stressed, causing a poor packaging outcome. Poor packaging and shipping management will affect the company by making those receiving the packages leave a critical review. Soon, it will cause consumers to not let Amazon be its first choice of online …show more content…
As of now, Amazon ships to over 100 countries. That number continues to grow. There are 195 countries in the world, meaning that 95 countries currently are not being shipped to through Amazon. Amazon has the opportunity to begin exporting to these 95 countries. If Amazon were to reach out to those countries and allow them to order online through the website, they will be able to expand and maintain their bonds with shipping companies. These countries can receive their package from the nearest Amazon shipping center by any form needed, including new forms such as by