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MBA 665 – Government Impact on Business Milestone_3___Analysis.docx    Milestone 3 “ Analysis  Amazon Drone Delivery Service  MBA 665 “ Government Impact on Business  Table of Contents  Business Environment3  Sustainability5  Internal Resources6  Communication7  Company Image7  Response8  Impact9  External Resources9  References11  Business Environment  Amazon™s low and competitive pricing, excellent customer service, and their ability to provide fast and reliable shipping have made them a very popular company. Amazon, in 2019, doubled their fleet of tractor trailer to 20,000 to embrace their one-day delivery as the new standard for Prime members (Levy, 2019). Bezos and Amazon invested $1.5 billion in their one-day delivery venture and a big portion of that investment went towards transportation (Levy, 2019). Along with the expansion of their tractor trailers, Amazon œleased 12 Boeing 767-300 converted cargo aircraft from Air Transport Services Group, bringing its total fleet to more than 80, as it pushes for faster delivery amid a surge in online orders (Warren, 2020). As of the beginning of 2020, œAmazon's transportation fleet is made up of 30,000 Amazon-branded delivery vehicles and 20,000 branded trailers, and those numbers are only going to grow. For example, Amazon has ordered 100,000 new electric delivery vehicles from Rivian, the startup automaker in which Amazon has invested $700 million, and this order is the largest ever for electric delivery vehicles (Blanco, 2019). Amazon™s increased spending in transportation proves