Wal-Mart: Strategic Management

Wal-Mart: Strategic Management
An in depth analysis of Wal-Mart and its global strategic management and electronic distribution
Analysis for Business Policy: Strategic Management. Instructor: Dr. M. Reitzel, DeVry University, February 2007, Austin, TX. Members of the Team: Marcus Bedford Jon Cable Wayne Oulicky Constince Sanchez

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary.……………………………………………………………….2 Problem Statement ………………………………………………………………...2 Situational Description and Strategic Analyses …………………………………...3 Strategic Analysis Overview & History.……………………………………………..3 External Environment.……………………………………………6 Internal Environment.…………………………………………….6 Intellectual Assets.……………………………………………......9 Strategic Formulation Business Level Strategy………………………………………….9 Corporate Level Strategy………………………………………...12 International Strategy……………………………………………14 Digital Business Strategy………………………………………..15 Strategic Implementation Strategic Control plus Governance………………………………15 Organizational Design……………………………………………19 Leadership……………………………………………………......20 Innovation……………..……….………………………………...22 Opportunities plus New Ventures…..……..……………………..22 Proposed Alternative Solutions…………………………………………………....23 Recommendations……………………………………………………………….....23 Summary……………………………………………………………………….......24 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………….25

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Executive Summary
Though out the years since their inception in the 1960’s, Wal-Mart has grown at an alarming rate. Although in the early years Wal-Mart was thought to be unsuccessful, it has since proven to be a retailer of the future. It is the largest retailer in the world. It has the highest gross profits of any company in the world as well as the highest net profits. Wal-Mart has also topped the Fortune 500 4 times. According to “Wal-Mart - Out in Front”i it has the following Corporate strategies: • • • • • Broadening Our Appeal to All of Our Customers Becoming an Even Better Place to Work Improving Business Operations and Efficiency Driving

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