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It’s September. You’re a toy seller using Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) and most of your sales come right before the holidays. However, this summer you overstocked,...
The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a new, dynamic environment that made predictions of all kinds more complex and challenging. At Amazon, this uncertainty touches on everything from...
Amazon’s ability to grow to an unprecedented scale, while simultaneously meeting the growing expectations of its customers, particularly around delivery speeds, is a success story on...
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On July 12 and 13, millions of Amazon Prime members visited the Amazon Store to score deals on everything from televisions to clothes. Customers think of...
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For every order placed on the Amazon Store, mathematical models developed by Amazon’s Supply Chain Optimization Technologies organization (SCOT) work behind the scenes to ensure that...
When a customer visits Amazon, there is an almost inherent expectation that the item they are searching for will be in stock. And that expectation is...
Every day, Amazon and its customers use artificial intelligence to make all kinds of processes more efficient, from delivering products to customers to generating real-time NFL...