University Business Model Analysis Report: Amazon Inc. Strategy

This report provides a business model analysis of Amazon Inc., focusing on its e-commerce strategies. It begins with an introduction to the strategy undertaken by Amazon to enhance sales revenue and expand its operations. The report identifies initial issues, such as financing requirements, resource allocation, and quality management challenges. It then proposes mitigation methods, including proper planning, securing funding, and implementing tools for operational control. The report concludes that these strategies will help Amazon effectively address the identified issues and ensure successful implementation of its business strategies. The report also includes a bibliography of relevant sources.

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Table of Contents
First Progress Report.......................................................................................................................2
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Initial Issues in the Strategy.........................................................................................................2
Mitigation Methods of the Identified Issues................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................3
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................4

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First Progress Report
Introduction
The first progress report focuses on e-commerce strategies which is undertaken by the
business of Amazon Inc for the purpose of enhancing the sales revenue of the business. The
strategy which is being considered by the business aligns with the activities of retail business
activities of the business. The strategy is formulated considering the long term of goals of the
business which was to expand the operations of the business. The progress report would be
identifying key issues which is faced by the management of Amazon Inc while implementing the
strategy in the operational process of the business. The report would also be providing solution
which can be followed for combating the identified issues of the business.
Initial Issues in the Strategy
The initial issues which can be identified by the business is related to financing
requirements of the business and continuous quality management of the company while
implementing the process or strategy. The business had to face critical problems such as
inadequate resource allocations, unsystematic handling of operations of the business and lack of
appropriate funds. Inadequate management of the operations of the business would lead to non-
alignment with the work activities and thereby affect the efficiency of the business. The lack of
appropriate funds is another major problem which is faced by the business as this delays the
implementation process for the strategy and leaves the company in weakened position in terms of
liquidity position. The quality management of the operations of the business in the business is
another setback which affects the flow of work in the business.

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Mitigation Methods of the Identified Issues
The business is moving in the direction of e-commerce strategy implementation and
therefore appropriate resources would be a requirement for the business. The business faces
issues of appropriate resource allocation which can be improved by proper planning process and
this also ensures that the operational process meet the efficiency level which is required by the
operations of the business. The financing requirements can be met by taking credit from banks or
financial institutions but first the viability of the plan needs to be demonstrated by the
management. The financial requirements can be met easily once the viability of the plan is
established. The management process is on the top-level management for which different tools of
controlling such as budgeting, standards costing techniques can be applied by the Amazon Inc.
Conclusion
The above discussion effectively shows that the management of Amazon Inc faces
numerous problems in the implementation process of the strategy which is formulated by the
business. The progress of the project depends on the important strategies which are followed by
the business. The discussion shows identified issues of the business and also the mitigation
strategies which is formulated by the business. On all overall estimation, it can be said that the
mitigation strategies would help Amazon Inc to combat issues which are identified and thereby
ensure successful implementation of the strategies of the business.

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Bibliography
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Kerzner, H., 2017. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and
controlling. John Wiley & Sons.
Marle, F., Vidal, L.A. and Bocquet, J.C., 2013. Interactions-based risk clustering methodologies
and algorithms for complex project management. International Journal of Production
Economics, 142(2), pp.225-234.