Wal-Mart in China 1) Why is Wal-Mart successful in the U.S.? What are Wal-Mart’s competitive advantages and its sources? Wal-Mart has been successful and holds many competitive advantages in the U.S. for multiple reasons. First‚ Sam Walton believed that the future of retail chains lay in discounting. While he certainly had competitors when getting started‚ Walton focused on opening stores in “one-horse‚” rural areas that other retailers ignored. This was key as Wal-Mart grew at a very rapid
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1. What are some of Wal-Mart’s FSAs? To what extent are these FSAs location-bound or internationally transferable? Some of the FSAs of Wal-Mart are its ‘every day low price’ (EDLP) philosophy and its so-called ‘exceptional service’. The EDLP and the service seem to be internationally transferable FSAs‚ because they can be copied to other countries. The EDLP is based on efficient distribution systems‚ very innovative technology‚ low prices negotiated with suppliers and efficient processes with suppliers
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Wal-Mart Case What are some of Wal-Mart’s FSAs? To what extent are these FSAs location-bound or internationally transferable? Wal-Mart’s FSAs are the things which they have been so successful with in the US. These include their ‘every day low price’ (EDLP) philosophy‚ which is based on efficient distribution systems‚ low prices negotiated with suppliers‚ very innovative technology and efficient processes with suppliers. Another FSA is its so-called ‘exceptional service’. This includes smiling
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is the beginning of the end for our great nation. Wal-Mart is taking over the super market industry and it is up to us to stop it. Wal-Mart is starting to censor the music we know and love without even alerting the buyer‚ taking away needed healthcare benefits‚ and taking advantage of workers by not even paying them minimum wage. This is why Wal-Mart is not good and must be stopped. Music is an artist way of expressing him or herself‚ and Wal-Mart is taking this freedom from them. They are doing
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Management Information Systems‚ Cdn. 6e (Laudon et al.) Chapter 12 Enhancing Decision Making 1) Many decisions have elements of both types of decisions and are semistructured‚ where only part of the problem has a clear-cut answer provided by an accepted procedure. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 380 AACSB: Reflective thinking skills CASE: Content A-level Heading: 12.1 Decision Making and Information Systems 2) Senior executives face many unstructured decision situations‚ such
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WALMART CASE STUDY Identify the Business Risks One of Walmarts biggest business risks comes from competition. Walmart is so large and diversified that they face competition from just about everyone. Here in the US Kmart and Target are their primary competitors but they also face competition in specialty areas from Toys ’R’ Us‚ Best Buy‚ and Bed‚ Bath and Beyond. As the largest supermarket retailer‚ Walmart also competes against grocery stores such as Albertsons‚ Von’s and others. With their
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Information Systems‚ Cdn. 6e (Laudon et al.) Chapter 6 Databases and Information Management 1) A grouping of characters into a word‚ a group of words‚ or a complete number is called a record. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 178 AACSB: Use of information technology CASE: Content A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment 2) Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Type: TF
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Management Information Systems‚ Cdn. 6e (Laudon et al.) Chapter 9 Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers 1) Enterprise systems feature a set of integrated software modules and a central database that enables data to be shared by many different business processes and functional areas throughout the enterprise. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 285 AACSB: Reflective thinking skills CASE: Content A-level Heading: 9.1 Enterprise Systems 2) Enterprise
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Andrew Rossi FIN 641 Wal-Mart Case In this case we will be examining company and market data to determine the value of Wal-Mart’s stock as of February 2010. In determining the value of the stock we will be able to give an educated prediction on whether Wal-Mart is a good investment. Tools such as the dividend discount model‚ Price-earnings Model‚ and the application of the capital asset pricing model will be used to determine if Wal-Mart would be a smart investment at the given time. Using
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Case #2 Wal-Mart Questions 1. Wal-Mart has a tradition of leaving many decisions up to store managers. In this type of organization‚ how can HRM professionals help managers make effective selection decisions? 2. Suppose you have been asked to improve selection procedures at Wal-Mart to avoid discrimination charges in the future. What methods from this chapter would improve the current system? Keeping in mind that store managers might not be eager to give up their decision-making authority
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