Amazon’s Q4 and 2021 Full Year Financial Performance-All About Perception
This Supply Chain Matters blog commentary focuses on Amazon’s recently announced Q4-2021 and full year financial performance, and how fortuitous timing and perception can attract Wall Street and investor interest.
by Bob Ferrari 
Amazon’s Plans for Serving 2021 Holiday Customer Needs- Resources, Scope and Sheer Influence
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights Amazon’s significant resources expected to be deployed to maintain online sales growth in the upcoming holiday fulfillment surge period
by Bob Ferrari 
Walmart and Amazon Initiate Added Recruitment Programs
With the Labor Day holiday being observed in the United States, the Supply Chain Matters blog highlights new recruiting programs being initiated by two significant retailers and how recruiting and retaining employees has become more important.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon to Hire Additional Workers- Upcoming Podcast
The Supply Chain Matters blog comments on Amazon’s recent announcement to hire an additional 75,000 warehouse and customer fulfillment workers including a sign-on bonus. Further announced is that Dr. Robin Gaster, author of the book, Behemoth: Amazon Rising, will be our conversational guest in the upcoming Supply Chain Matters podcast.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon Acquires Start-Up Online Selling Services Provider Selz
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights revelations of Amazon’s acquisition of start-up online services provider Selz which caters to small and growing online sellers.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon Secures Added Wide-Body Air Cargo Aircraft
The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an announcement that online retail platform and logistics services provider Amazon is acquiring an additional 11 used wide body aircraft for use in the Amazon Air fleet.
by Bob Ferrari 
COVID-19 Multi-Industry Supply Chain Disruption News Capsule- October 27 2020
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a weekly capsule of news reports that have implications for various industry supply chains. With COVID-19 coronavirus news once again on the rise, we provide this feature to assist our readers in their efforts to keep updated on noteworthy developments.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon’s Acquisition of Zoox- All about Robotic Taxi Delivery
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides commentary and perspective to the announcement by Amazon that the global online buying retailer will acquire autonomous driving technology provider Zoox for an estimated price of $1.2 billion.
by Bob Ferrari
Motivations for Amazon’s Announced Acquisition of Rivian Electric Powered Delivery Vans
The Supply Chain Matters blog speculates as to the motivations of Amazon.com related to the online retailer’s announced intent to purchase upwards of 100,000 electric powered delivered vans from a little known start-up.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon and the High Financial Cost of One-Day Shipping
The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights and insights from Amazon’s recent financial performance as well as aggressive efforts for investing in expanded last-mile parcel delivery capabilities.
by Bob Ferrari
Amazon’s $700 Million Workforce Investment- A Clear Sign of the Ongoing Talent Crisis
Online retailer Amazon make a rather significant announcement this week, one related to changing workforce skills. In this commentary, Supply Chain Matters reflects on the potential implications of the Amazon announcement, and what it may imply to multi-industry supply chain management teams.
by Bob Ferrari
Report of Panic Among Some Amazon Suppliers
A Bloomberg report indicates that Amazon has suddenly stopped buying from many of its manufacturers and wholesalers in order to boost profits. Supply Chain Matters provides its perspectives to this move.
by Bob Ferrari 
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