Amazon Summer Internship
BOLD (Building Operations Leadership Development) Role
Last Mile Program Team, East & Central India
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Project Goal
Improvement of First Day Delivery Success (FDDS) in Amazon Network
*First Day Delivery Success (FDDS): % of packages which are delivered on the same day as the first attempt
at delivery
Business Value
Cost Savings: Fuel, IMPROVEMENT IN FDDS Revenue: Enhanced Customer
experience; more traffic on
Manpower, Salary & Time % platform
Strategic Goal: Improve Customer Obsession
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AIM: Root Cause Analyse for Missed Deliveries
Payment Not
Ready
Analyse missed delivery Major vs Upcountry Stations
Unable to
reasons Contact East vs Central India
Recipient
COD vs Pre Paid
Customer Not
Available Morning vs Evening Deliveries
Identify Bottleneck & Missed Delivery
Resolve Buckets Amzl delivery agents vs other channels
Doorstep Reject
Stations catering to bigger radius vs smaller
Address Issues
Improve FDDS%
Customer
Requested
Redelivery
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Major Findings
Major reason behind missed deliveries was Customer Non Availability followed
by door step rejects
More than 50% of missed attempts were on COD packages
Stations catering to large radius had a significant low FDDS%
Delivery success had a high correlation (more than 80%) with the number of
Early Morning Delivery packages
Best performing channels was I Have Space (IHS) partners
The basis of payment of agent (salaried or per package) had an impact on FDDS
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Pilot Run
Major Reason: Customer Not Available
PILOT 1 PILOT 2
Delivery Associate Marks False Customer ignores the call as
Attempt Spam number
Analysis of the motivation Station team has access to
behind action customer’s details
INCREASE IN FDDS %
Ensure outbound calling from
Payment proportional to station after every missed
number of packages delivered attempt
Package allocation done based Customer is notified about
on performance of associate delivery through direct call
Geofencing to counter false
attempts
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Impact
Impact on FDDS%: 0.3% Increase
Missed Deliveries Reduction: 63%
Customer Escalations during Pilot Run: Zero
Cost Savings: Rs. 20,000/day/station
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Values Derived
Root Cause Analysis goes beyond data; understanding the motivation behind actions of people is the
key to solve customer pain points.
The best insights are derived from one-on-one interactions with all stakeholders involved; from head
of department to delivery agents.
The process can only be fully understood by working on ground.
Eliminating human bias in processes can be enabled by integrating technology
For success of a project, it is essential that each member of the team resonates with the value derived.
Thank you!