eCommerce Wordbook

Core Competency

Logistics Glossary

Bundles of skills or knowledge sets that enable a firm to provide the greatest level of value to its customers in a way that’s difficult for competitors to emulate and that provides for future growth. Core competencies are embodied in the skills of the workers and in the organization. They are developed through collective learning, communication, and commitment to work across levels and functions in the organization and with the customers and suppliers. A core competency could be the capability of a firm to coordinate and harmonize diverse production skills and multiple technologies. To illustrate

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Who are Amazon's main competitors?

Who are Amazon’s main competitors?

When it comes to online retail and ecommerce powerhouses, one name towers above the rest: Amazon. Thanks to its unmatched strengths in logistics, transportation, distribution, and constant technological innovation, Amazon has pulled so far ahead that it’s fair to wonder if anyone else even qualifies as true competition. Seriously —

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