[;’p// Walmart Case Study: Half a Century of Supply Chain Management SCM 607 Dr. John Wu March 15‚ 2014 Table of Contents Walmart Case Study: Half a Century of Supply Chain Management INTRODUCTION Walmart dominates the retailing industry in terms of its sales revenue‚ its customer base‚ and its ability to drive down costs and deliver good value to its customers. After all‚ the world’s largest corporation‚ employing 1.8 million associates worldwide‚ takes pride in
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Study Aide and TIPS for Module 1-Written Assignment 3 Rubric for grading: M1-Assignment 3 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points | Points Earned | Correctly constructed the supply and demand graph. It is recommended that you use the EXCEL study aide I posted to do this. | 12 | 12 | Answered questions 2-5 correctly‚ 15 points each. | 60 | 60 | Answered question 6 correctly. | 8 | 8 | Wrote in a clear‚ concise‚ and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation
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3 Basic Beliefs and Integrity Walmart was founded on three basic beliefs: service to our customers‚ respect for the individual and striving for excellence. Our adherence to these principles has created a unique work culture at Walmart. No matter where you go — to any of our stores and offices in any of our brands around the world — our associates live these values. * Service to our customers * Respect for the individual * Striving for excellence A Foundation of Integrity Our basic
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Part 1: Suppose that the tin mining market is perfectly competitive. The market demand curve is given by D(P) = 300 – P‚ where D is measured in units per year‚ and P is measured in $ per units. There are many potential entrants into this market‚ all of whom have identical cost curves. These cost curves are summarized in Table 1 below: Table 1 Cost Curve Formula Maginal cost (in $ per unit) MC = 30. Fixed cost per year FC = 100. (Annualized) Capital charge CC = 100. Capacity (in units per year)
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When the market demand for dry bulk capsizes is high‚ carriers can demand higher spot charter rates. When market demand is low‚ carriers accept lower spot charter rates. Due to 63 new vessels scheduled for commission and imports of iron ore and coal projected to be stagnant‚ spot rate were anticipated to fall over the next two years. 2. What factors derive average daily hire rates? The daily hire rate is determined by supply and demand. Thus‚ we looked at the supply of capsize vessels
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Disc 6: Walmart Set 1 1. What were some of the cultural issues Walmart faced as it entered each of the international markets it entered? In Mexico‚ China and United Kingdom the effort to offer lower prices initially backfired because of resistance from established companies. In Germany‚ they were not able to fit its model to the local taste and preference. They also offered to bag groceries and instructed clerks to smile at customers which weren’t common in the culture. In Japan‚ bulk products
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surpassed the PC user base in India and very soon the Indian market will have more mobile users than TV viewers. The growing intensity of competition has led to more services for the end user at lower prices. This has had an effect of stimulating demand and thus increasing the category adoption rate. As more users have been added to the subscriber base‚ it has led to a further downward pressure on operator costs. This has led to further cost benefits to the end user‚ fuelling further
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The market supply and demand curve above shows the milk price support problem. In order to solve the milk surpluses in the market‚ the government should take the steps to increase the market demand to the milk products by exploring overseas markets. For instance‚ the government should export the milk surpluses abroad. This would cut the cost of storage for milk products and encourages the local dairy farmers continue in dairy business. b. The small dairy farmers would prefer the proposal 4
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elasticity of demand (PED) is the responsiveness of quantity demanded in relation to the price. Normally as price increases for an elastic good the quantity demanded will fall. This is affected by how many close substitutes there are for the good and if the good is a luxury good (jewelry) or a necessary good (food). If the price of a certain type of cheese increases‚ less will be demanded because there are many substitutes available such as other brands of cheese. The inelasticity of demand is applicable
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quickly encountered problems. Wal-Mart’s EveryDay Low Price (EDLP) guarantee‚ inventory control‚ and efficient distribution strategy‚ so strong in the United States‚ had each been a source of headaches. Wal-Mart went through protracted struggles with labor unions‚ with suppliers‚ and with local zoning boards. It also weathered a major pricing scandal‚ had been fined for failing to return used bottles to producers‚ and‚ in a case that was on appeal at Germany’s constitutional court‚ faced a 330‚000
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