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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF WAL-MART STORES INC.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF WAL-MART SUPPLY CHAINSTRATEGIES OF WAL-MART SUPPLY CHAIN
NEW INITIATIVES ADOPTED
THE BENEFITS REAPED
CONCLUSION
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Wal-Mart is the Worlds Largest Retail
Company
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The Traditional Supply Chain Includes Inefficient and
Unnecessary Steps
SelectTag/Label
Ship
Pack
Ship
Select PackReceive
Ship
Manufacturer
(Supplier)
Retailer
Shipper
Wholesaler
Receive PackSelect Storage
Storage
Sell
Order
Individual StoreDistribution Warehouse
OrderOrder
Order
Make
WAL-MART: BUSINESS PROCESS
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Wal-Mart Simplified Its Supply Chain
Ship Receive
Select
Ship
Manufacturer(Supplier)
Retailer
Shipper
Wholesaler
Receive PackSelect Storage Sell
Individual StoreDistribution Center
Tag/Label
PackMake
WAL-MART: BUSINESS PROCESS
Cross-docking in distribution centers results in product flow
from inbound to outbound shipping docks within 48 hours.
Deliverwithin72 hoursof order
POSOrder
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INTRODUCTION
Wal-mart an American multinational retailercorporation that runs chains of large discount storesand warehouses stores.
It is the biggest private employer in the world with over2 million employees, and the largest retailer in theworld.
The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962.Wal-mart has 8500 stores in 15 countries ,under 55
different names.
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Back ground of wal-mart stores incWalton worked for the famous retailer, j c penney.
In mid 1940s, walton gave up his job and decided to setup his own retail store.
By 1969, walton had established 18 wal-mart stores.
In mid 1970s, wal-mart acquired 16 mohr-value storesin michigan and illinois.
By 1984,there were 640 wal-mart stores in the US,generating sales of about $4.5 billion.
Wal-mart suffered a setback in 1992 , when waltondied.
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Back ground of wal-mart stores inc continued.. But it continued its growth in the 1990s,focusing on
overseas stores. 1992,mexico(joint venture with cifra)
1994,canada(acquired 122 woolco stores fromwoolworth)
1997, germany(acquired 21 store of wertkauf)
Korea,brazil, and so on.
This phenomenal growth of wal-mart is attributed toits continued focus on customer needs and reducingcost through efficient supply chain managementpractices