Electronic Commerce -------------------------------------INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT FALL 2014 CASE STUDY: HOW WALMART USES EC IN ITS SUPPLY CHAIN Student Name Student Code Class Words Count : Nguyen Van Tuan : BA00286 : SB0703 : 918 1 Contents 1. Executive summary .........................................................................................................3 2. Case summary ..............................................................................................................
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Walmart Takes on the World Walmart is the world largest retailer. It has more than 6‚500 stores worldwide‚ employs 1.8 million people and has annual sales of $316 billion. The next-largest global retailer Carrefour (a French discount retailer)‚ has sales of $94.5 billion‚ and Wal-Mart’s nearest U.S. competitor in the general merchandise category‚ Target‚ has only $52.6 billion in sales. More than 70 percent of Wal-Mart’s merchandise comes from China. If Wal-Mart were a country‚ it would be
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Questions 1. How is Walmart deriving business value from its sustainability strategy? 2. Imagine that you are Andy Ruben or Tyler Elm‚ Evaluating the progress of the electronics‚ seafood‚ and textile networks. Which of these networks have been most successful in creating business value by reducing environmental impacts? What factors explain the success (or lack of success) of these networks? 3. How is Walmart motivating its suppliers to share information about and reduce the environmental impacts
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From Wikipedia Assignment Students Names : The Name of company: For our assignment we picked walmart ‚and here a brief introduction about the company. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company
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Introduction The first part of this assignment based around the case study of Carrefour in Russia is to analyse the macro environment in Russia at the time of the case. Opportunities and challenges associated with that environment will also be considered. The best way to understand the macro environment in Russia is to carry out a PEST analysis. PEST stands for the political‚ economic‚ social and technological environments. This type of analysis can be considered an external appraisal of the business
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Everything and anything counted! So what supermarket did everyone rely on to save money? Walmart! Walmart is the world’s largest retailer and corporation employing 2.1 million people and approximately 1 percent of the United States (Smart Planet)‚ and usually is the place one would go to get the best deals‚ but is it really good for one’s local economy? There has been much controversy over the how Walmart affects not just the global economy but the local economy. One might believe that it’s good
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1. How do the retailing strategies of Sears and Walmart differ? Company Background-Sears • Founded in 1891‚ operated solely as a catalog business • In 1924‚ expanded into retail stores in shopping mall ▫ Sold a variety of merchandise including apparel‚ cosmetics‚ jewelry‚ electronic‚ household appliances…. • Early 1980s‚ faced with declining market share ▫ Target audience of middle class female shoppers ▫ Slogan ”Come see the softer side of Sears” Company Background-Walmart • Founded in 1962‚ opened
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1969‚ and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is headquartered in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. Wal-Mart is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. In 2009‚ it generated 51% of its US $258 billion sales in the U.S. from grocery business. It also owns and operates the Sam’s Club retail warehouse in North America. Wal-Mart has 8‚500 stores in 15 countries‚ under 55 different names. The company operates under the Wal-Mart name in the United States‚ including the 50 states
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On the above date I was conducting an area check of Walmart on foot. While conducting the area check‚ I was advised by Walmart LP Officer‚ Marion Edwards‚ that a male subject who had been previously trespassed was inside of the store. Edwards pointed to the subject and stated "that’s him‚ he was trespassed last year." Edwards further advised me that the subject was an ex-employee that was caught stealing merchandise. However‚ Walmart did not prosecute and only requested a trespass warning. I
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33246023 | Mahfuz Rahman | 12/17/2012 | | Plagiarism Declaration I certify by my signature/printed name that this is my own work. The work has not‚ in whole or in part‚ been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged and referenced. If this statement is untrue I acknowledge that I will have committed an assessment offence. I also certify that I have taken a copy of this assignment‚ to be made available upon request
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