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Aashik Francis (01)
Aayush Maira (02)
Deepak Jose (43)
Gautam Krishnan(53)
HISTORY
Founded in 1994 by
Jeff Bezos
Launched in 1995
First major
companies to do ecommerce
Seattle HQ because...
Large high-tech work force
the product
Distribution
capabilities
Paper like
display quality
Books,
Newspapers,
Magazine
Adjustable font
Huge battery
life
The Case
Where to make it?
Must have the magic combination of
iSupplis Research
Manufacturing cost of Kindle 2 - $185
Most expensive component Bistable Electrophoretic DISPLAY $60
COSTING
CONCLUSION
Many companies continue to make manufacturing
investment decisions based on conditions a decade or
more ago
For every dollar required to manufacture in the U.S., it
now costs 96 to manufacture in China
The new data show theres a competitive marketplace
of manufacturing opportunities today
Relative cost structures are changing and these
changes are likely to continue in the future
REFERENCES
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-04-25/china-v
s-dot-the-u-dot-s-dot-its-just-as-cheap-to-make-goods-i
n-the-u-dot-s-dot-a
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100651692#.
http://
www.bcg.com/media/pressreleasedetails.aspx?id=tcm:
12-159505
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