Case study: fulfillment by amazon

3-4. In your own words, summarize AllRoad Parts’ competitive strategy.

3-5. Summarize the advantages and disadvantages for AllRoad Parts to sell items via Amazon.com. Would you recommend that the company do so?

3-6. For items that it sells itself, compute AllRoad Parts’ cost of using FBA to process:

a. An order of 10 sets of bicycle pedals weighing a total of 25 pounds.

b. An order of a single set of bicycle pedals weighing 2.5 pounds.

c. The cost of a cycling shirt weighing 10 ounces.

d. The cost of storing 1,000 sets of bicycle pedals for 3 months (using your own assumptions).

3-7. If AllRoad Parts were to use FBA, what business processes would it not need to develop? What cost would it save?

3-8. If AllRoads Parts were to use FBA, what information systems would it not need to develop? What costs would it save?

3-9. If AllRoad Parts were to use FBA, how would it integrate its information systems with Amazon’s?

3-10. In your opinion, does it make sense for AllRoad Parts to use FBA? Justify your answer.

3-11. How, if at all would your answers to question 3-4 through 3-10 change if AllRoad Parts makes some of its parts using 3D printing?