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    Walmart systems

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    WAL-MART In 1962‚ a middle-aged entrepreneur‚ Sam Walton had a goal‚ which was to give great value and great customer service. His strategy to do so was to have “The Lowest Prices Anytime‚ Anywhere”. And that’s what he did. By 1967‚ the Walton family owned 27 stores in the U.S with up to 12.7 million dollars in sales. ("Our story‚" 2012) Today‚ Wal-Mart’s prices are 15% lower compared to prices in other stores. The system’s motto always was‚ and still is‚ to keep prices low. (Dicker‚ 2005) Wal-Mart

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    July 2nd‚ 1962 Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in Rogers‚ Arkansas. Walmart is a name that is commonly known in every household across the United States of America. It’s right around the corner to nearly all Americans and a haven for bargain hunters‚ so people think. Walmart brings jobs and helps the economy when they move to the area. This is another misconception Walmart wants you to believe. Walmart actually is doing the exact opposite. Sure it creates jobs‚ poverty level paying jobs with

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    Local Literature

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    Local Literature “Inventory System for Best Choice Rice Dealer” by Bisagas‚ Arivada‚ and Tanteo (October 2009). The process of counting the sacks of rice is done manually‚ which corresponds to difficulty in tallying the number of available stocks and sold items. The Manual generation of inventory reports such as daily‚ weekly‚ quarterly and annual inventory list of records remains as one of their key problem since the establishment of the business. The transaction processing system for Best Choice

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    Local Motor

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    Local Motor Input from potential customers and car enthusiasts Community-help-> select the model to produce Create ideation contest Existing customer to bring new customer Involve customers to cars production->Customer assembles parts-> 60 hours of assembling- microfactory(local) Good ? Yes. Big players are bankrupt American market is moving to full-design and attentative No mass production->$50k (experimental) Are the designer customers? Are car enthusiasts customers? Do-it –yourself

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    Local Proverbs

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    LOCAL PROVERBSBicol (Legazpi) | ENGLISH TRANSLATION | BIBLICAL COUNTERPART | COMMENT/S | “Gibohon mo an mawot mong gibohon man saimo.” | Treat people in the same way that you want them to treat you. | Luke 6:31Do to others as you would have them do to you. | This proverb is commonly used. This is also known as “The Golden Rule” | “An paghandusay kay buhay sa amigo ay urog nang gayo.” | Greater love has no man than this‚ that a man gives up his life for his friends. | John 15:13Greater love has

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    Local Studies

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    Local Studies Mobile Restaurants or simply street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place‚ such as a market or fair‚ by a hawker or vendor‚ often from a portable stall. While some street foods are regional‚ many are not‚ having spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are also classed as both finger food and fast food‚ and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization‚ 2.5 billion

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    Mis; Walmart

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    Cited: "A Brief History of Wal-Mart." Reclaim Democracy! Revoke Corporate Corruption of American Democracy. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. <http://www.reclaimdemocracy.org/walmart/2006/history.php>. "Fortune 500 2010: Top 1000 American Companies." CNNMoney. Cable News Network. Web. 25 Apr. 2012. <http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2010/snapshots/2255.html> "The Hindu Business Line : Satellite Adds

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    Walmart Case Study

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    Walmart is the largest retailer in the United States. Walmart is the discount superstore that is known for their low price guarantee. Walmart’s two main competitors are Target and Amazon. Amazon is the biggest online retailer‚ and Target is another huge discount super store. Walmart’s strategies set the company apart from their competition. The economy has been stagnant with little growth‚ after its downfall in the past years. With consumers having less money to spend‚ they often shop at extreme

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    Local Literature

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    Local Literature Crab shells polvoron By Dr. Dolores DG. Fernandez Chief SRS‚ PCAMRD Crabs are relished for their taste and texture.  Low in fat and high in protein‚ crabs are excellent sources of minerals.  The crab’s body is covered with a chitinous shell or carapace.  This crab cover is simply thrown away. Professor Viden V. Elpos of the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College in Concepcion‚ Iloilo conducted a study on the acceptability of polvoron made from the carapace of different crab

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    figure 2‚ the framework focus on the adoption of local responsiveness‚ aggregation of economies of scale and arbitrage of absolute economies under the globalization of markets. He argued that company must allocate one or more factors as to compete globally. Walmart is achieving the three competitive advantages simultaneously. As discussed above of the Walmart China‚ the company is taking the local responsiveness as through CSR event. Secondly‚ Walmart also realized economies of scale by selling bulks

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