Balanced Scorecard of Wal-Mart 苏晓瑞 2012201689 Background of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and warehouse stores. Headquartered in Bentonville‚ United States‚ the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31‚ 1969. It has over 11‚000 stores in 27 countries. Now Walmart has become the world’s largest company by revenue‚ according to Fortune Global 500 list in 2014‚ as well as the biggest
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CASE WRITE-UP FORMAT 1. Executive summary in memo format MEMORANDUM TO: (The Instructor) FROM: (The student) DATE: (Due Date) RE: (Case Name) Paragraph 1 – Overview‚ background of the company and industry Paragraph 2 – Overview of internal analysis (should be the same as opening paragraph of internal section. Start with the IFEM score and interpretation and include all major factors and any minor ones of particular significance) Summary-no explanations Paragraph 3 – Overview
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Introduction Since its establishment in 1962‚ Wal-Mart has grown to be one of the biggest conglomerates in the world. Inevitably‚ with the expansion of the company‚ the weight and number of social and ethical issues facing the company has increased. The key issues discussed in this particular case are: Wal-Mart’s and America community Small merchants and the community’s environment Barriers to domestic expansion Wal-Mart and its Opponents Wal-Mart’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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Case: Wal-Mart Members of the group: Marie Wemaere Liying Shi Adolfo Mac Consultant Group F 10‚ Champs Elysees Paris‚ France Rennes‚ 15th March 2006 Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Dear Sir/Madam‚ As a consultant group hired to analyse the current situation in your company‚ we have prepared a report on the problems it is facing‚ different viable alternatives and the description of the strategy that‚ we think‚ is going to help to overcome the difficulties. Wal-Mart Stores
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Wal-Mart‚ first opened in 1962 by Sam Walton in Rogers‚Arkansas‚ has become the largest retailer in the world‚ with almost 10000 store locations and approximately 2 million employees worldwide. Despite the death of Sam Walton in 1992‚ Wal-Mart continues to be successful‚ reaching record annual sales of $437 billion in 2012. Each week‚ over 100 million customers visit a Wal-Mart store. Wal-Mart Stores have stood at #1 position on Fortune ’s 500 and Global 500 lists for the year 2012 as CNN reports
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AT WAL-MART Due Date December 1‚ 2009 Orlando‚ FL 32816 INDEX 2. Introduction 3. Supply Chain at Walt-Mart Inc 4. Importance of the supply chain the strategic 5. Identification of the supply chain strategies a. Negotiation with many supplier b. Long Term partnering c. Vertical Integration d. Keiretsu Network e. Suppliers on an as need basis 6. Issues in Wal-Mart supply chain 7. Opportunities
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common places known to everyone (Except Paris Hilton) is Wal-Mart. Last year‚ Wal-Mart had revenues of $191 billion and has 1‚283‚000 employees‚ as of 2002. Wal-Mart is the largest retail store in the United States‚ and is larger than any other retail chain in the world. Currently Wal-Mart operates over 4‚150 retail facilities globally. According to the Fortune 500 index of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the world‚ Wal-Mart holds the number one spot‚ ranked by its total sales. The
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slogan of the world ’s most powerful company‚ WalMart. Making its mark in 1915 as the five and dime store‚ WalMart expanded and grew over the years into a 256 billion dollar company. Over the recent years of Wal-Mart ’s growth‚ some people believe that Wal-Mart supports and builds the American economy while others hold that WalMart ’s global outsourcing will damage the American economy over time. When comparing the two opposing points‚ Wal-Mart has been more destructive than constructive to
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In-Depth Integrative Case: Wal-Mart’s Japan Strategy 1. Question: Do you believe Wal-Mart can be successful by circumventing the current Japanese distribution system? The Japanese distribution system has two distinct characteristics: too many very small retailers and multiple layers of wholesalers. Japanese consumers prefer to buy fresh‚ high quality food and have the tendency to purchase goods in small amounts and at frequent intervals. Since real estate is very expensive in Japan‚ people
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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