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WALMART CASEHow is Wal-Mart doing? Draw the competitive landscape (retail and online). Summarize
Wal-Mart's international presence too. - answer-Retail: Trying to recover from a series
of missteps that had competitors like the dollar store and amazon department and
convent stores close the performance gap
-competitors copied distribution system, cross docking products to eliminate storage
time in warehouses, and EDI electronic data interchange to manage ordering and
shipping from manufacturers and suppliers
-international presence: 11 countries in UK, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica, Brazil, China,
India, Germany failure not creating profit
Aldi -grocery store cheaper private label, global company, have the scale, pay for cart,
sell in cartons in boxes, no bags
How aligned is Wal-Mart's competitive strategy with it SC strategy? Support with
examples. - answer-Walmart strategy was to provide competitive broad assortment of of
quality merchandise and services at everyday low prices stocks 100,00 products,
-shelves replenished, low prices
-buy in bulk from asia and have the leverage
-replenish stock sometimes 2 times a day distribution close to stores
-Rely on data to make operational decisions, using bar codes, sharing sales data with
suppliers, controlling its own trucking fleet and installing computerized points f sale
systems
Summarize Wal-Mart's purchasing/ global sourcing referring to our classroom slides -
answerHAVE LEVERAGE TO SHAPE RELATIONSHIP
Key Suppliers to build long term relationships to reduce cost and pass the savings to
consumers
LONG TERM VOLUME COMMITMENT HIGH SALES
SUPPLIERS PROVIDES DATA- WHERE DEMAND OCCURS (POINT OF SALES IN
REAL TIME)
CLOSE COLLOBRATIVE RELATIONSHSIPS
-dictate that suppliers accept payment entirely on walmart terms, controls two suppliers
speak, how and where they can sell these goods
How does Wal-Mart's distribution strategy drive its new store openings? What benefits
does Wal-Mart reap out of it? - answer-EFFICIENCY AND QUICKER
-STARTED RURAL ARKANSAS
-SUPPLIERS DIDN'T WANT TO DISTRiBUTE TO STORES SO WALMART DID IT
ITSELF DUE TO THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE AREA
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