The Impact of Amazon Shipping Routes

The Impact of Amazon Shipping Company Expansion
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The Impact of Amazon Shipping Company Expansion. 3
Abstract 3
Introduction. 3
Statement of Problem.. 4
Purpose of Study. 5
Research Questions. 5
Theoretical Framework. 5
Hypothesis Statement 7
Literature Review.. 7
E-Commerce. 7
B2C E-Commerce. 8
Logistics. 9
Third-Party Logistics. 9
Coordination Mechanism.. 10
The Development of B2C E-Commerce needs Logistics to Support 10
Ethical Issues. 13
Ethics and Sampling and Handling. 13
Social Responsibility. 14
Research Design and Methodology. 15
Quantitative Research. 15
Qualitative Research. 16
Deductive and Inductive Approach. 17
Data Collection. 17
Primary Information (Interview) 18
Interview.. 18
Secondary Information. 19
Reliability and Validity. 19
Research Findings. 21
Inventory. 22
Delivery to Customers. 23
Competitors of Amazon. 24
Logistics Systems used in Amazon. 24
Conclusion. 25
Recommendation. 26
Public Options. 27
References. 29
Appendix. 32

The Impact of Amazon Shipping Company Expansion
Abstract
E-commerce is a phrase that has been thrown about a lot recently. Unlike other breakthroughs we have witnessed in the previous century, E-commerce technology has considerably more influence on our lives. People may profit from a more comfortable way of life by taking full advantage of the fast developments in e-commerce technology brought on by the advent of the Internet. This section examines relevant literature to get an understanding of the concepts of e-commerce, business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce, logistics, and third-party logistical services (3PL) (Kantor et al., 2021). Furthermore, to provide a clear framework for our thesis, we divide two research issues into sub-questions, and then relevant data is gathered. Analytical techniques are done based on specific questions. With Amazon expanding its shipping routes, it will bring more financial benefits to the company even though it will increase the difficulty of the logistics as it will be a robust system.
Introduction
Unlike other breakthroughs we have witnessed in the previous century, E-commerce technology has a considerably more significant influence on our lives. People may profit from a more comfortable way of life by taking full advantage of the fast developments in e-commerce technology brought on by the advent of the Internet. The failure or economic survival of many new e-commerce enterprises may be partly explained by the neglect of logistics, which has been a problem for many of today's startups. E-commerce, or "electronic commerce," is when people buy and sell things electronically through computer networks. Electronic commerce is now the most talked-about type of e-commerce that tries to sell to existing clients online, especially B2C (business to customer) design. Amazon focuses on cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence (A.I.) in Seattle, Washington. This corporation has been credited as being one of the most significant economic and cultural influences and a worldwide recognized brand. In 1994, Jeff Bezos and entrepreneurs started Amazon in his Bellevue, Washington, home.
Because e-commerce businesses play a big part in logistics, this is an excellent way to say it: They play a big part in logistics, where they play a significant role. Shipping and logistics methods are changing quickly, but they are not fully integrated with the modern world of the Internet and information technology we have today. Moreover, there is not much scientific evidence to back up the idea of integrating logistics and the Internet, so it is not a good idea. Logistics and e-commerce should work together so that new e-commerce businesses can grow and make more money. It is still important to research how e-commerce and logistics could work together in the future.
Statement of Problem
In the U.S., Amazon has become more stable. So, in this case, the companies need to solve the problem between e-commerce and logistics and work together to proliferate (Martin, n.d.). Many more things need to be worked out. There are a lot of logistics companies competing for business and focusing on price first (Johansson, 2021). Many more new e-commerce businesses are starting up in the U.S. than in other countries. Some places need to improve how they move things. Therefore Amazon's plan for shipping will bring about different results for the company.
Purpose of Study
E-commerce and logistics in B2C (business-to-consumer) Amazon are the focus of this thesis.
i. Describe the coordination mechanism between e-commerce and logistics in general and Amazon.com.
ii. Expanding Amazon's delivery routes will significantly impact this category.
iii. Explain how Amazon.com expands e-commerce by figuring out methods to coordinate logistics.
Research Questions
* What is the impact of Amazon expanding its shipping routes?
* What is the coordination mechanism between e-commerce and logistics within the company?
* How is Amazon expanding e-commerce by figuring out methods to coordinate logistics?
Theoretical Framework
This type of organization is called a complicated or complex adaptive organization. It is the application of computational complexity and organizational theory to the disciplines of strategic management and organizational research. It is derived from natural science research that looks at uncertainty and non-linearity in many different situations. Complexity theory stresses the importance of interactions and the feedback loops that occur due to these interactions, which continually modify systems. However, although it asserts that systems are unpredictable, it also says that order-generating laws restrict them. Organizational studies and strategic management are two areas in which complexity theory has been used successfully. Understanding how organizations or enterprises adapt to their settings and managing unpredictable circumstances are two areas where this research may be used.
This section contains a collection of relevant books. This section examines literature pertinent to getting an understanding of the concepts of e-commerce, business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce, logistics, and third-party logistical services (3PL) (Kantor et al., 2021). Furthermore, to provide a clear framework for our thesis, we divide two research issues into sub-questions, and then relevant data is gathered. Analytical techniques are done based on specific questions. The following are the specific aims of the research project:
(1) What are the mechanisms for cooperation between e-commerce and logistics as a whole?
a) How does logistics contribute to the development of e-commerce?
b) How does e-commerce contribute to the improvement of the logistics system?
(2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of logistics in the context of a company's development of e-commerce in general?
Both third-party logistics (3PL) and self- logistics are discussed in detail in this section and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
a) What are the advantages of third-party logistics (3PL)?
b) What are some of the advantages of self-logistics?
c) What are the drawbacks of 3PL, and how may they be remedied?
d) What are some of the drawbacks of self-organizing logistics?
Hypothesis Statement
With Amazon expanding its shipping routes, it will bring more financial benefits to the company even though it will increase the difficulty of the logistics as it will be a robust system.
Literature Review
The review of relevant literature is an important research activity in the thesis project. There are many places to get information for this study, such as the university library, Google Scholar, research papers, and books and articles from your supervisor.
E-Commerce
E-commerce is the use of the web and the Internet to transact, or, more formally, the use of digitalized financial activities between and among firms and people. It is becoming more common for people to buy things through the Internet. When we talk about electronic commerce or e-commerce, we are talking about a broad spectrum of online economic operations, including items and services (Morrison, 2018). It also applies to any business arrangement wherein the parties communicate digitally instead of through physical transactions or direct physical contact with each other, such as when they buy or sell something (Rodrigue, 2020). Online transactions and buying and selling goods and services are two common examples of e-commerce. E-commerce is also often linked to transferring ownership or rights to use goods or services through a computer-mediated network while buying and selling goods and services over the Internet. Electronic commerce is another name for e-commerce, but it's also called that (Singireddy & Daim, 2018). The internet network in China has considerable limitations, even though it is accessible to creative applications and technological advancements.
First and foremost, the expansion of electronic banking (E-banking) creates a substantial area for electronic commerce. The usage of electronic data was encouraged across a broad spectrum of information technology. Because so few individuals had credit cards initially, the industry progressed slowly through the government's limitations. Afterward, thanks to the impact of Hong Kong and Taiwan, the People's Republic of China started to grow the back sector on a big scale, as well as start to build B2B and B2C business models. This is what happened. People who work for development-oriented businesses need to use supply chain management and logistics management to reach their goals. An analysis of numerous advantages and implementations between Taiwan and Hong Kong is presented in this article.
Another way to think about electronic commerce is that it only refers to buying and selling goods and services over the Internet, and people think of companies like Amazon.com when they think of e-commerce. However, e-commerce encompasses much more than just financial transactions between consumers and businesses via the Internet. In the opinion of many observers, e-commerce refers to any transaction between a corporation and any third party with whom it does business via the Internet.
B2C E-Commerce
B2C e-commerce, also known as e-retailing, is about the sale of goods and services between businesses and their customers through electronic communication tools. B2C e-commerce refers to companies that sell directly to customers over the Internet. This is called B2C e-commerce. It's more popular than other types of e-commerce, but there are other types. General merchandise company Amazon sells many different things to people who buy them at stores.
B2C is a way to do electronic commerce that uses the Internet and other networks to do business, which is also called electronic commerce. This business model is looked at, and the reasons people might not use it in the structural section are given. The corporation may lower costs by bringing commerce straight to the client and eliminating the middleman while reaping significant profits.
Logistics
Logistics management can be defined in many ways: "Logistics was the process of strategically managing materials procurement, movement and storage (as well as the related information flows) through the company and its marketing channels to maximize current and future profitability." Another definition is: "Logistics was the process of strategically managing the procurement, movement, and storage of materials, parts and finished inventory (and the related information flows) through the company and its marketing channels to maximize current and future profitability."
The part of the supply chain makes sure products and services get from where they are made to where they are sold in a way that's both efficient and effective. Supply chain logistics is also called "logistics." Logistics is "the management of inventory in motion, and at rest (and that) the logistics manager aims to achieve the lowest possible amount of inventory investment while providing excellent customer service and maintaining efficient production."
Third-Party Logistics
They are companies that offer third-party logistics (3PL) services. They offer a wide range of logistical services to their customers. Third-party logistics is when another company hires an outside company to do some or all of its work. It is closely linked to outsourcing and contract logistics, among other things.
When it comes to third-party logistics, Langley et al. have this definition: A third-party logistics provider is a business that provides clients with a wide range of logistical services. The third-party logistics provider is paid for its services and is not connected to the clients. Before the reform, the traditional China distribution system dictated that production and distribution in China were carried out solely by the state plan; factories manufactured what and how much was dictated to them by central planners, and the three-tier system strictly controlled China's distribution channels. State-owned distributors delivered items from tier-1 factories to regional and city centers, where they were subsequently distributed to independent shops (Massimo, 2020). As each layer of the enlarged distribution system contributed extra operating margins ranging from 5-17 percent without the influence of market forces, the prices rose.
Coordination Mechanism
Achieve the goal of sharing interest rates, logistical operations, automation, networking, and being adaptable and intelligent to achieve the goal. Then you must comprehend the ultimate objective of the coordinated growth of contemporary logistics and e-business. E-commerce helps improve the logistic system, and logistics play an essential role in developing e-commerce (Qin & Liu, 2022). One cannot exist without the other. The following points of view are concerned with the mechanism of e-commerce and logistics coordination and the benefits and drawbacks of logistics in the development of e-commerce. The definitions of e-commerce and logistics are also discussed. Additionally, the current state of e-commerce is addressed via empirical papers.
The Development of B2C E-Commerce needs Logistics to Support
E-commerce and logistics are intimately linked. It is safe to assume that the influence of e-commerce on logistics will be significant. The future of e-commerce will not be possible without logistics. Logistics' contradictions with e-growth commerce are inherent, and e-commerce exists to resolve them; in turn, logistics' contradiction solution necessitates a new logistics model, as a new economic model demands.
The remaining 95 percent of the time is spent on storage, loading, and transportation, as explained by Slywotzky in his statistics on the commodities production and sales process. 30% to 50% of total product value was devoted to logistics expenditures, which accounted for 20% to 80% of available finances. Because of this, logistics is referred to be a company's gold mine. To achieve economic development, the "black continent," "the last frontier to minimize costs," and "the third profit source" are all in logistics. Some European and American academics also argue that logistical operations do not serve to save the plan money but rather improve the quality of service provided to customers and, as a result, the competitiveness of businesses.
Electronic commerce will continue to grow, but customers who wish to purchase actual goods from a virtual system require logistics. Electronic commerce has also had an enormous impact on the logistics industry's growth. E-commerce revolutionized the flow of goods and services, mainly how they were distributed. Logistics played a critical part in the development of E-commerce. To maximize the benefits of internet commerce, an effective and affordable, expeditious logistics system is necessary. Electronic commerce also plays a crucial part in moving China's logistics sector away from its conventional operation and toward a more contemporary design. Electronic marketing and logistics are becoming more intertwined as new systems and applications are developed. Many people say that "no system is not modern logistics." This is due to many possibilities and tech assistance available in system and logistics development. System development for modern logistics and new client requirements, on the other hand, has led to a new development path and new customer needs. Modern logistics has evolved into a critical system component, ensuring the smooth operation of modern business applications.
As a result, "logistics is a crucial aspect of e-commerce," according to some experts. There is more than merely garbage recycling and return when it comes to supporting logistics and the flow of commerce. E-content, which corresponds to the connection between logistics and commerce flow, may be stated as follows: logistics and commerce flow are the relationship's content. Another way to look at it is the interaction between logistics and e-commerce. The key to e-commerce success is to allow business flow to become an information process and the electronic processing of information. An example of e-commerce is selling products or services through the Internet. The flow of commerce is characterized by this kind of trade, in which the ownership of products or services is bought and sold. By combining the network economy with I.T. and the electronic information flow, we may achieve B2C e-commerce, a virtual economy. We can virtualize and inform everything from business to advertising to ordering to payment to authentication. Logistics, on the other hand, refers to the movement of entities. As a result, to suggest that "virtual" is devoid of "real" connotations would be incorrect. However, it is possible that a more accurate description would be that the connection is a "real circumstance."
Decentralization reduces the size of major corporations, making them easier to manage and more competitive in their specific markets. It is common to see logistics outsourcing as a cost-saving measure, but as the logistics industry becomes more complicated and competitive, it is becoming more of strategic consideration.
Ethical Issues
Ethics and Sampling and Handling
At every level of the research process, there is a need to identify and resolve ethical problems. Some of the factors that might lead to ethical difficulties in research include, for example, what kinds of questions are asked, who is investigated, what information is sought, and the techniques utilized to get it. Voluntary involvement and informed permission, anonymity, confidentiality, and responsibility for the integrity of the analysis and reporting are all critical ethical considerations. As the focus on evidence-based practice has grown, so needs to recognize and address the aforementioned ethical concerns. Practitioners make judgments based on the best available empirical data in this process. Participant involvement in social work research is almost always fraught with danger or expense. If the participants agree to assume the risks acknowledged, it is deemed ethical.
Participants may be exposed to risk if, for example, a new intervention fails to address existing issues (i.e., provides no benefit) or, worse, makes them worse (Galibert, 2019). The best way to strike a compromise between adequately compensating study participants for their time and expenditures while ensuring that they make fully informed and voluntarily informed choices is still up for debate. Participants who cannot make informed and free judgments about participating in research due to a lack of financial means or emotional or cognitive capacity may find it extremely challenging to resolve this disagreement.
Social Responsibility
The micro ethics approach is required, but it is not adequate. Researchers are part of society, not aside from it. Scientists, like other professions, give back to the community in ways that reflect their unique set of skills, interests, and training. Their professional status comes with some perks and advantages, and duties. Researchers have social commitments because research is sponsored by the public (directly or indirectly). Societal needs, interests, goals, and effects are reflected in studies conducted in the name of society as a whole. Anyone who claims to be acting in society's name has a contract that is essentially unwritten and unspoken. Researchers are paid financially, intellectually, and socially for their work, but society demands more. For example, the "broader effects" criteria for examining and financing NSF grant proposals, "significance" as a criterion for review of National Institutes of Health applications, and the America Competes Act reflect this intention.
Professional engineers have adopted the Paramountcy principle as their first and most important ethical guideline for their work: "Engineers must place public safety, health, and well-being above all other considerations in the performance of their professional obligations" (NSPE 2003). They have a responsibility to think about how their work might affect the public's safety, health, or well-being. Privilege comes with guilt, and this is one of them. As a case in point, researchers can carry out studies as they see fit with minimal interference from the government. When human subjects are involved in research, it is anticipated that they will be treated humanely, whether they be laboratory animals or people, as outlined in rules codifying bioethical concepts. However, researchers' societal duties go beyond just respecting society's ethical norms. Scientific research that has the potential to harm the environment and future generations must be avoided, and scientists must speak out against it, according to the Uppsala Code of Ethics for Scientists. In addition, researchers have a unique understanding of the scientific method and how it may be misused or even abused when used in public policy (e.g., in the formulation or endorsement of public policy). Researchers must guard against the exploitation of their work.
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