V for Velocity

Conventional wisdom says "Speed kills". In supply chain operations, lack of it kills more.

Amazon moved the bar to 1 hour delivery — and changing the operations landscape. Not how much, but How fast.

If your inventory runs on a nightly batch, you cannot be Amazon's supplier. Even more difficult to be a competitor.

Check your process against the 4V test: → Volume: are you processing noise or signals that matter? → Variants: # of process variants is proportional to quality incidents → Velocity: how fast does information reach a decision? (now urgent) → Veracity: can you trace every decision back to a verified source? One low score blocks all four.

Speed never killed supply chains. Lack of it did. 🏁 Power your Operations with #STREAM-Intelligence

Source link: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/amazon-rolls-out-1-hour-3-hour-delivery-in-latest-fast-shipping-test.html