Based on the case study presented, compose a report covering following aspects and quesBons:

$1)$ Give an overview of Zipline as a company. Explain the moBvaBon for founding this

company, what is their unique posiBon in the industry, and what was the need they saw

in the field $($the gap the company wants to fill$).$ What were challenges that Zipline had to

overcome since their incepBon? What does the compeBBve environment look like?

$2)$ If customers can receive any product they desire instantly aker ordering how does that

influence the type of products they buy, the volume of products procured, and the extent

to which they are kept in stock?

$3)$ With the ability to reduce waiBng Bmes to under an hour, ziplines delivery service will

affect the assortment of health products offered at the health faciliBes it serves in terms

of greater diversity and reliability, availability without overstocking or stock outs. Using a

graph, explain the phenomenon of stockouts and overstocking as they could occur in a

business with tradiBonal inventory management, and show how this scenario can be

avoided with Zipline. What effect can a secure supply chain have on the hospitals and their

customers, the paBents?

$4)$ For Zipline to operate successfully, following condiBons must be met:

o Regular demand $(50-100$ flights$/$day cover the fixed costs of the distribuBon

centre$)$

o Narrow Bme window $($product required within hours of order$)$

o The product is difficult or expensive to stock

o Packages must be small

o Centralized distribuBon centres

o Poor infrastructure

o One$-$way delivery, hub and spoke model

Compare Zipline with tradiBonal delivery methods, such as truck or motorcycle, and with

alternaBve drone delivery systems. Refer to the points above, as well as speed and

reliability of Zipline$$s delivery method, to draw your conclusions. What other markets

could be abracBve for Zipline?

$5)$ Zipline will need to balance its social and commercial goals to be sustainable. What are

the potenBal downsides of not finding a balance? Zipline is a medical supplies delivery

company. It started out in developing countries where its service had a high social impact.

Its mission to reach $700$ million by $2024,$ and to transform the accessibility of medical

supplies, made it immensely popular in the eyes of the public. It also allowed Zipline to

hire top talent and raise funding from social investors. Recently, Zipline signed a deal with

CASE STUDY: Zipline Dr$.$ C$.$ Guckel

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Walmart and is exploring delivery services with lower social impact. Is it possible to

balance the two? How should Zipline go about doing this?

$6)$ What are the main new aspects that Zipline brought to tradiBonal supply chain

management? Even though Zipline$$s approach is tailored to a niche market, what impact

can their model have on some areas of supply chain management?

Structure your report according to the content you want to present and opBmize the flow, so that

the reader can easily follow your logic and arguments. You should be able to accomplish the task

with about $3,000$ words of text, there is no upper or lower limit though. It is expected that you

apply the APA formanng