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This 7 page paper examines the inventory DBMS for Wal-Mart. The system is defined and characteristics such as accessibility, transaction handling, utilities and other features. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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is managed in a database. A database is an organized collection of data, it may be defined as "A collection of data arranged for ease and speed of search and
retrieval" (Dictionary.com, 2008). This also indicates that there needs to be a system of retrieval in place so that the data can be accessed. However the database is the organized
information and the system that retrieves the data is usually known as the database management system (DBMS). The database will usually have
been developed with a specific purpose in place usually there will be a schema, or a description of the objects that are held in the database, there will also be
the modeling which is the way the objects are held in terms of database structure. It is useless holding and collecting all of the data unless there is a way
to gain benefit from then data; this is the motivation behind the development of database management systems. In the retail market it is important for a firm to have
up to data information, in able to adapt and adjust supplies in order to meet demand and adapt to the changing market trends. One firm that has used technology and
databases for a long period of time is Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart utilise a number of databases due to the vast amount of data which needs to be managed. One of
the main areas of information management is the inventory management system. Wal-Mart gained at a competitive with its up-to-date inventory management system, being the first retailer to computerized inventory management
and develop an integrated system which EDI1 which placed orders directly with the suppliers when stocks reached a certain level. This is a strategy which has been emulated by many
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