Executive summary Google is a US international giant corporation that deals with Internet-based services and products. In the recent years, Google has been experiencing unprecedented growth and currently the corporation manages more than a million servers and attends to a billion plus search engine appeals in a day. The initial operations of Google servers were constructed with cheap hardware. However, 2004 was the turning point of the company after the initial public offer, which saw the floating of 19,605,052 shares each going for $ 85. The capital raise through the IPO gave Google the much needed market muscle to face its competitors. Google’s management has continuously adopted good management practices, which have seen the introduction of employee motivation programs like swimming, gaming, and bodybuilding practices in a gym among others. Google has also embraced dynamic supply chain strategies that accommodate the ever-changing market demands. Conclusively, the operations and supply chain strategies, adopted by Larry Page and Brin, have evidently played an enormous task in enabling Google be an excellent company for its employees. Introduction Google is a US international corporation that offers Internet-associated services and products, comprising Internet search as well as advertising expertise. Google is a fortune 500 company. As the founders of the company, Sergey Brin and Larry Page jointly own 16 per cent of the total shares of the company. Google shifted to its present headquarters in California in the year 2006. Fast growth has prompted a string of the company’s achievements and products (Clemons & Madhani 2010). Google has progressively turned into a hardware corporation having its collaboration with key electronics producers on its upper-end. Roughly, Google manages more than one million servers in information centres all over the globe, and attends to more than a billion search appeals, as well as enormous user-created information daily. Google provides online software comprising social systems and email. The products of the company also include appliances for managing and editing pictures, Internet browsing, and online messaging. Nevertheless, the prevailing market situation of the services of Google has brought denigration of the company regarding concerns of copyright, confidentiality, and control (Eko, Kumar & Qingjiang 2012). The success of the company undoubtedly translates to excellent environment for its employees. This paper seeks to answer the question on the operations and supply chain strategy implemented by Larry Page in making Google an excellent area to work. The operations and supply chain strategy employed by Larry Page have led to the success of Google. Funding and early public contribution The initial operations of Google servers were constructed with cheap hardware. At this time, the working environment for employees was yet to be established. The initial financing was a contribution by co-establisher of Sun Microsystems, Bechtolsheim Andy, in the year 1998 (even prior to incorporation of Google). A year later, in 1999, Larry Page and Brin attempted to sell the search engine, but the proposed bid failed to reach their expectations. In mid the same year, they got a $25 million financing with chief investors comprising the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The initial public