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Wal-Mart's Approach to IT
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A 10 page paper discussing the world's largest retailer's use of the world's largest commercial IT system. Wal-Mart's data warehouse contained 43 terabytes of data in 1998 and the company was continuing to add to it. Unlike other organizations that merely collect data without making full use of it, Wal-Mart makes all of its data and IT systems work for the good of the bottom line by continually monitoring and associating the items purchased on a single ticket. Wal-Mart uses the data to cross market in its stores with great success. Less successful has been the company's approach to e-commerce. The company will need to rectify the problems that continue to affect its Internet site. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSwalmartIT.wps

Wal-Mart's Changing Supply Chain
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A 5 page paper discussing the logistics portion of Wal-Mart's supply chain, including warehousing, transport, inventory levels, RFID and suppliers. Wal-Mart's "Remix" program seeks to streamline the supply chain and shift some of the burden of transport to suppliers and away from Wal-Mart as it seeks to continue to improve its internal efficiency. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSsupChnW-M.rtf

Wal-Mart's Competitive Strategies
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This 3 page paper briefly explains Porter's competitive strategies and, using student-supplied sources, discusses the strategies Wal-Mart used to become so successful. Competing on capabilities is also reported. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGwlmt3.rtf

Wal-Mart's Distribution Strategy
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This 5 page paper examines the distribution strategy of Wal-Mart. The first part of the paper performs a SWOT analysis to look at the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats faced by the company and its’ distribution strategy. The second part of the paper makes recommendations to reduce their exposure to weaknesses and threats. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEwaldist.rtf

Wal-Mart's Growth Rolls On
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An 8 page paper assessing Wal-Mart's financial position. The world's largest retailer, it seems that Wal-Mart is very nearly growing of its own accord. It continues to post double-digit growth when such increase seems unlikely given the company's behemoth size. Such growth is unusual, but Wal-Mart continues to prove each year that sound management and aggressive in-store marketing can result in solid growth. The paper contains one chart, two tables and a SWOT analysis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSWMT400.wps

Wal-Mart's Illegal Immigrant Workers
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A 7 page paper discussing the ethical aspects of Wal-Mart's use of illegal immigrants. In 2003, federal agents arrested more than 300 illegal immigrant workers as they finished their shifts cleaning 60 Wal-Mart stores in 21 states. Wal-Mart avoided any problems of implementation by simply bringing all cleaning activities back in-house. It cannot hope to control the actions of other companies, but like its own customers, it can refuse to do business with them. Whatever savings the company gained from using contractors was more than offset by its single $11 million fine. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSwmrtEthIlleg.rtf

WAL-MART'S SUPPLY CHAIN
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This 8-page paper discusses Wal-Mart's supply chain. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MTsuplwalm.rtf

Wal-Mart’s Expansion into Smaller Towns
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A 4 page paper discussing a case in which the town of Petoskey, Michigan is contemplating allowing Wal-Mart to build on a parcel of farmland it owns and to operate in this small town of more resort residents than permanent ones. The recommendation – written from the perspective of a Wal-Mart district manager – is to continue according to Wal-Mart’s well-established pattern, at least in gaining legal permission to build and operate a store in the Petoskey area. Wal-Mart should aspire on a corporate level to a higher moral plane, however. Certainly the company benefits from having little or no competition in the local area, but only superficially and only for the relative short term. Whatever hurts the local economy ultimately will hurt Wal-Mart as well, and it should be striving to become a good corporate neighbor rather than behaving as the bully on the block. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSWalMethSmTown.rtf

Wal-Mart’s Failure in Germany
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Wal-Mart entered the Germany market in 1997 and announced its; withdrawal in 2006. This 9 page paper uses a Porters Five Forces analysis, as well as a SWOT and a PEST analysis to examine how and why Wal-Mart failed in this European market. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEgermWalM.rtf

WAL-MART’S HISTORY
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When the first Wal-Mart opened in the early 1960s, the idea of discount shopping among rural America was almost unheard of, except for the five-and-dime stores. But with Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton's vision, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. today is a multi-billion dollar, international company. This paper examines Walton's philosophy, a little bit of history, and some glances into the future. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTwalmar.rtf