Summary Week 6 Diagram.docx Amazon Business Operations TLMT200 Amazon Business Operations Purpose and Background of Amazon Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, who is currently the CEO and will be stepping down on his 27 year anniversary of starting

Week 6 D Amazon Business Operations TLMT200 Amazon Business Operations Purpose and Background of Amazon Amazon was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, who is currently the CEO and will be stepping down on his 27 year anniversary of starting the company on July 5th of this year and replaced by Andy Jassy (palmer, 2021). The company's main headquarters is located in Seattle. Bezos compiled a list of the most desired products that could be sold through the internet. After reading a report about the future of the Internet which projected annual Web commerce growth at 2,300%, Bezos created a list of 20 products that could be marketed online. He narrowed the list to what he felt were the five most promising products which included: compact discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos, and books. (, A 2021) Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell book