NA AMZL Cost Out Project Intake Form
Submit your 2026 NA Cost Out Projects through this intake form.
General Request Details
Project Title
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What is the Title/Name of this Cost-Out Project?
L8 Sponsor POC
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Provide an L8 Sponsor login for this Cost-Out Project
AMZL Finance POC
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Which Business team are you part of?
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Choose one…
AMZL First Mile
AMZL Last Mile
AMZL Middle Mile
AMZL Sort Centers
AMZL Finance
AMZL Tech
Other
What Business Priority is this request for your org?
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P1 - Critical
P2 - High
P3 - Medium
P4 - Low
Project Description
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What is the issue that this request is trying to address & how is it being driven? Consider these questions that will help define this:
What is the opportunity or what is going wrong?
Why should we take advantage of this opportunity or fix this?
Where is the opportunity or problem (Area, Scope & Geography)?
How would you approach realizing this opportunity or address this problem?
Are you requesting any Algorithmic Improvements so that our system makes better decisions?
If yes, please ensure to provide 2 anecdotes to explain what is happening in status-quo and what is the changed behavior/process/functionality you would like to see
What activities are needed to complete this project?
What are the key deliverable(s) of the project?
Specific key dates, if any
Provide any additional detail about the project as much in detail as possible.
Are you requesting an enhancement to UI of existing systems? If so, mention it explicitly.
Are you requesting any Algorithmic Improvements so that Buying makes better decisions?
Maintain a description that can be provided to senior leadership and gives an overview of the full project scope.
Project Request Type?
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Please select what type of request your validation is for. OP1 and OP2 will only be used during those respective planning process. When requesting validation outside of the OP process, your project should typically fall under Cost Clawback, Go Get, or Not Yet Determined. Please reach out to your finance partner if you are unsure.
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OP1
OP2
Cost Clawback
Go Get
Not Yet Determined
Project Finance & Impact Details
Does this project have a financial (dollarized) benefit?
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Yes
No
Estimated In Year Entitlement
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The estimated entitlement of the program or project.
For USAMZL Specific Entitlement, please use the USAMZL Entitlement Upload Template — fill out your assumptions to provide to BenchmarkAI to calculate initial pre-pilot entitlement forecasts. Please ensure you are logged into amazonbi for access to the AI. If you have further trouble please reach out to
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Which KPI's will be impacted in NA?
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Choose every KPI metric that your project will affect, or select "Other" if your impacted metric isn't listed.
Productivity
5s
ADT AC Container Building
ASL Induct
ASL Induct Loader
ASL Pusher
ASML Induct
ASML Induct Loader
ASML Pusher
Ambassador Hours
Auto Divert Straightener
Container Building
Cross Training Hours
Diverter
HR
Inbound Dock W/S
Inbound TPH
Induct
Induct Line Loader
Labeler
Learning Coordinator
New Hire Nonproductive Hours
Non-Con Manual Handling
Non-Core Support
Non-Scan Pick & Stage
Non-Scan Stow
OTR Supervisor / Shift Assistant
OTR Support
Off Task
Pick & Stage
Pick Stage & Dispatch Problem Solve
Pick to Buffer
Pusher
RTS Associate
Sort Problem Solve
Sort TPH
Stow Bag Replenishment
Tessaract Straightener
Training Hours
UTR OPS Supervisor / SA
DPPH
CPPH
Quality (DPMO)
Delivered not Received (DNR) DPMO
Late Delivery DPMO
Damaged DPMO
NDU DPMO
DEA DPMO
Inbound Defects DPMO
Ops Automation Controllable DPMO
Inducted Not Containerized (INC) DPMO
RTS/Sideline Not Inducted DPMO
Double Bin DPMO
Stow to Endcap DPMO
FSAF DPMO
Recycle DPMO
Dispatch Defects DPMO
People
T1 Attrition
T3 Attrition
Salaried Leader Attrition
Cost
3P Fixed Cost Reduction
Internal Fixed Cost Reduction
Salaried HC Reduction
Other
Other
Which region will this project impact?
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NA Wide
US Only
Canada Only
Specific Regions
Is there a CAPEX/OPEX spend associated to this request?
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CAPEX
OPEX
Both CAPEX & OPEX
No Spend
What cost category is your project impacting?
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Direct Labor
Indirect Labor
Transportation
Infrastructure
Technology
Other
Is this a New Cost-Out Project?
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Yes - New Project
No - Existing Project
Network/Reporting Start Date
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When will this project/program launch network-wide? This is used to track in year savings of the project.
Tech & Programs Details
Does this project have a tech dependency?
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Yes
No
Does this project require a change management process?
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Yes
No
Please provide the link to your Asana project
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Projects are expected to be tracked in Asana, provide the link if you currently are tracking your project elsewhere.
Email address
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