Purchasing and Supply Management Organization
>Chapter 5: Purchasing and Supply Management Organization
The role of organizational design
Centralized versus de-centralized operations
Future trends in supply chain management
>Chapter 6: Category Strategy Development
The difference between category strategies and sourcing strategies
The category strategy development process
Types of category strategy outcomes
Supply management transformation initiatives
>Wall Street Journal: “Amazon to Launch Its Own TVs in Push to Cement Itself in Living Rooms,” Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-launch-television-lineup-in-push-to-cement-itself-in-living-rooms-11631192401?mod=djemCMOToday (Links to an external site.)
Please review the assigned materials for answering the questions below.
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How will launching Fire TV sets likely influence the organizational purchasing and supply management (P/SM) organization for Amazon (See Exhibit 5.2)?
Describe how Porter’s Five Forces (Exhibit 6.10) can be used to create a Strategy Portfolio Matrix for Category Management (Exhibit 6.12) that Amazon can use to create a competitive advantage in the market for television sets.
Discuss how Amazon can manage “Supply Chain Transformation” (page 237) utilizing the stages of supply management strategy evolution (Exhibit 6.14).
Please provide an insightful question about category strategy development.
