Wal-Mart
Procurement and Contract Management– BMGT43670
Wal-Mart Case Study
Question 3: What were the supply chain management process adopted by Wal-Mart and how far were they effective
Question4: The nature benefits derived by Wal-Mart from the efficient supply chain management practices and how far it has contributed to its sustainable competitive advantage
Question 5: Discuss the updated benefits of Wal-Mart’s procurement and supply chain management systems between 2004 and 2012 inclusive
Monday November 4th 2013
Gamma 2 Full-Time Day
Name: Shan Jiang ________________ Student Number: 13203473
Question 3: What were the supply chain management process adopted by Wal-Mart and how far were they effective
I. Supply chain management processes adopted by Wal-Mart
1. Supply chain information system management
The sharing of information is the key and foundation of the supply chain management process, and advanced technology can enables companies or suppliers transmits their informations in a very efficient way, as well as their communications. Wal-Mart has be cognizant of the important of this situation, as a result Wal-Mart adopted information technology in its supply chain management processes. Wal-Mart is the first company who uses information technology in its own businesses, and it also has a large percent of information technology investment which all the other companies or enterprises can not match.
‘Superior use of information technology differentiates Wal-Mart from other retail/distribution businesses, allowing both stores and vendors to operate in a just- in-time time mode while responding to changing customer demand’(Price, Robert M, 1996, P.41). Wal-Mart has a whole set of information system, this system includes a main information center in the headquarter which has plenty of computers and servers. This information center is the brain of
Wal-Mart Case Study
Question 3: What were the supply chain management process adopted by Wal-Mart and how far were they effective
Question4: The nature benefits derived by Wal-Mart from the efficient supply chain management practices and how far it has contributed to its sustainable competitive advantage
Question 5: Discuss the updated benefits of Wal-Mart’s procurement and supply chain management systems between 2004 and 2012 inclusive
Monday November 4th 2013
Gamma 2 Full-Time Day
Name: Shan Jiang ________________ Student Number: 13203473
Question 3: What were the supply chain management process adopted by Wal-Mart and how far were they effective
I. Supply chain management processes adopted by Wal-Mart
1. Supply chain information system management
The sharing of information is the key and foundation of the supply chain management process, and advanced technology can enables companies or suppliers transmits their informations in a very efficient way, as well as their communications. Wal-Mart has be cognizant of the important of this situation, as a result Wal-Mart adopted information technology in its supply chain management processes. Wal-Mart is the first company who uses information technology in its own businesses, and it also has a large percent of information technology investment which all the other companies or enterprises can not match.
‘Superior use of information technology differentiates Wal-Mart from other retail/distribution businesses, allowing both stores and vendors to operate in a just- in-time time mode while responding to changing customer demand’(Price, Robert M, 1996, P.41). Wal-Mart has a whole set of information system, this system includes a main information center in the headquarter which has plenty of computers and servers. This information center is the brain of
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