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This 6-page paper identifies and analyzes six components of Wal-Mart Stores' global supply chain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
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Stores Inc. has moved well beyond the Ozarks to become a global discount retailing phenom. It is the worlds #1 retailer, employing 2.1 million people in close to 9,000 stores
across North America, Latin America and Europe. In Japan, Wal-Mart owns a 95 percent stake in Japanese retailers SEIYU, has a huge stake in ASDA in the United Kingdom, and
is pushing into Africa (Biesada, 2011). In an effort to source globally, Wal-Mart recently struck a partnership with Li & Fung in Hong Kong, which is acting as the companys
buying agent (Biesada, 2011). Another interesting aspect about Wal-Mart is that its supply chain, both domestically and globally, is very efficient. It has
to be. The companys strategy is that of low prices - to reach that particular strategy, a cost-effective supply chain is a must; savings from the supply chain are then
passed on to consumers. Supply chain management, or SCM, in its most basic form, involves management of two-way flow of materials, finances,
information and personnel both within and between organizations (Supply Chain Management, 2005). The end goal of SCM is a synchronized movement of the logistics from manufacturer, to supplier, to wholesaler,
to retailer, to consumer (Supply Chain Management, 2005). According to some sources, the standard supply chain has five components: Plan, source, manufacturing, delivery and return. For purposes of this paper,
and the organization, Wal-Mart, well add a sixth component; that of warehousing and distribution. In addition to describing these plans fully, well examine some of the potential problems related to
each of these components, and how the organization might react to solve these issues. Planning Planning refers to the overall strategy of
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