BUS 626 Week 6 DQ

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Overview

Company Prole

Reerences The purpose o the Walmart Case Study is to give yo

an opportunity to apply subject matter knowledge r

each course in the MBA program to an ongoing

strategic development. The knowledge gained on th

case in each course will be cumulative.

The knowledge will assist you in demonstrating you

ability to conduct critical analysis and decision maki

across a wide range o subject matter throughout th

MBA program.

Walmart’s

Foundation

Low Expenses

Antipoverty

Force

Growth and

Expansion

Cost Saving

Operations

Employee Aairs

Global Giant

One might question, what does Walmart do to continue

be successul and keep costs to a minimum? There are

several things that this retail giant has incorporated into

operations.

First, “Walmart became the rst major retailer to deman

manuacturers to use a radio requency identication

technology (RFID). The technology uses radio requenc

to transmit data stored on small tags attached to pallets

individual products. RFID tags hold signicantly more da

than bar codes” (Wilbert, 2018, para. 6).

Another interesting act is that “Walmart is the single mo

important pipeline distributing wealth rom rich countrie

poor countries” (Kestenbaum, 2017, para. 3).

Cost Saving Operations