CASE STUDY GROUP#3

Walmart
Supply Chain Management
PMW202154039 Sherif Abdelsamie

MEW2021559013 Armando Raphael Lydon

MEW2021559055 Iroda Madyarova

MEW2022553003 Maria Auxiliadora Núñez Romero

 2016
Jet.com
• f

2009
Marketplace

CASE 2000

BACKGROU
Walmart.com

ND 1992
Retail link system

1980s
International purchasing offices in China
and other countries

1969 1st distribution centre (DC) in Bentonville,

Arkansas
1962
“Big box” discount store format
 Procurement

Store Network

CASE
BACKGROU Distribution

ND
E-commerce
and
Technology

Information
System
 CASE BACKGROUND

 PROCUREMENT
- Private-label items
- Large volumen of suppliers + Key global suppliers

 STORE NETWORK
- In the retail industry Walmart adopted everyday low pricing (EDLP).
- “Store of the community”: Constructed with standard materials and alter merchandise template.
- Organizational model gave decision making power to people on the floor.
 CASE BACKGROUND
 DISTRIBUTION
- Hub-and-spoke model
-Add consolidation centers
-On-time delivery performance: Walmart private truck fleet and common carries services
-Categorized Inventory

 E-COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY

-3 main online programs for different market sectors (without monthly fees)
-Omnichannel: Walmart foray into grocery pickup and delivery
-Actively developing new apps for customers and store associates
-Use of robots = labor/saving technology
 CASE BACKGROUND

 INFORMATION SYSTEM
-From category captains in 1980 to Retail link system in 1992
The biggest strength is that provided suppliers access to information on product performance and decision support
tools, it gave suppliers a proactive role.