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Amazon: Diving Deep into Distribution Optimization

Amazon.com, Inc. Logo
2018

Student Team

  • Jenna Locricchio – EGL (BSE & MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering)
  • Hao Ran – Master of Business Administration

Project Sponsors

  • Paul Pace – Director, Worldwide Environment, Health & Safety
  • Bharath Varadarajan – Sr. Project Manager, Environment, Health & Safety

Faculty Advisors

  • Samantha Keppler – Ross School of Business
  • W. Monroe Keyserling – College of Engineering

A Tauber team researched Amazon’s distribution processes across North America to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. The team combined transactional data and other information from across the business to uncover patterns, then reviewed daily operations and existing practices. Its analysis supported improvements to distribution processes and Amazon’s commitment to customer service.