Walmart Operations
Walmart Operations
Walmart Operations
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Slogan
Starting slogan: Always Low Prices New slogan: Save Money. Live Better. (from 2 0 0 7 )
Mission Statement:
To give ordinary folk the chance to buy the same thing as rich people
Vision Statemen t:
To become the worldwide leader in retailing
COMPANY
SALES (MIL)
FY2006
To sustain competitive advantage, a firm must ensure that its competition finds it hard to imitate its chosen position.
Outputs
Strategy
Operation Strategy
Capturing market share with everyday low price strategy. the process of creative destruction. Responding competitors strategy. (opened Pennies-nCents stores in against dollar stores). Cultural adaptation. Training employees because people are key to WalMart's business Buy at less to sell at less. Withdrawal strategy.
Competitive Strategy
Different shop design for each demographic groups. All product in one store. Competence in use of information technology for logistics system. Highest customer satisfaction
Productivity
Creating more than 210,000 jobs in the U.S. Saves working families more than US $2,500 per year. Discounting on food alone boosts the welfare of American shoppers by approx. $ 50 billion per year.
High because it is hard to form a large organization that will be competitive at the same size as Wal-Mart with such low prices. This industry has high barriers because it is too expensive for new firms to enter and to be competitive.
3.POWER of Buyers: Weak because basically the prices are low from the beginning so there would not be any potential for buyers to bargain with.
4.POWER of Supplies: Weak because Wal-Mart uses its own distribution centers that are located close to its stores. Wal-Mart is also far and away the biggest customer of virtually all of its suppliers. It's scale of operation allowed it to bargain...
5. Substitutes: Medium because it depends on where you live and what type of Wal-Mart stores are closer to you.
Substitutes would be going to another grocery store, a toy store, a hardware store; basically going to specialty stores instead of going to one store that has everything in one, as a Wal-Mart can.
Service Layout
Introduced new Layout to improves Customer Experience with faster service. Always offer unbeatable Prices.
Layout of the stores will save customers time as they shop for everyday necessities. Its Service layout create an open shopping environment that helps customers find what they are looking for quickly.
Capacity Planning
o The process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products. o The process of determining product quantity needed by a firm to meet the demand of consumers.
Facility Factor
Shop location
Shop layout Shop Si z e Warehouse Si z e Warehouse layout
In USA Operating in 5 0 states 4,3 0 0 facilities for all sort of outlets
Around the globe 14 countries 4 0 81 stores
Facility Factor
Shop location
Shop layout Shop Size Warehouse Size Warehouse layout
New layout for customer experience.
Shop layouts has been classified based on WalMart's operation
Wal-Mart supercenters
a full-service supermarket
Discount stores
discount department stores
Neighborhood Markets
Shop for daily necessary goods
Facility Factor
Shop location
Shop layout Shop Size Warehouse Size Warehouse layout
Wal-Mart U.S. Wal-Mart international Sams club Total Size 602.9 million sft. 269.9 million sft 79.4 million sft 952.2 million sft.
Neighborhood Markets
Facility Factor
Shop location
Shop layout Shop Size Warehouse Size Warehouse layout
Single large warehouse for a single state. Covers all stores of a state Also has warehouse for Sams club which is a membership based store.
Facility Factor
Shop location
Shop layout Shop Si z e Warehouse Si z e Warehouse layout
Data warehousing layout A networked connection with store inventory with suppliers for inventory supply when needed.
Every day low price. Lower price than competitors (price leadership). Lower price due lower operational cost.
Suppliers
Suppliers
Suppliers
Human Factor
Number of employees
869000 women working in Wal-Mart.
Human Factor
Number of employees
Both Skilled and low skilled employees.
Employs senior citizens who needs supplemental income. Employs Students who needs skill and experiences.
Human Factor
Number of employees Age, Gender and sexual orientation
Hourly wage rate. Wage of $ 1 2 per hour for semi skilled employees. Higher wage rate for skilled employees and in urban outlets. Bonus on performance.
Skill
Wages
Reliability
Suppliers View
Wal-Mart wants to be first Wal-Mart is an innovator's paradise Wal-Mart has the space Wal-Mart is great at executing Wal-Mart has scale The science behind shelf placement
Customers View
No "buying committees" and nobody micromanages buyers Low price Number of Outlets Redundancy
Supply chain management involves the flows of material, information and finance in a network consisting of customers, suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors
THE REASON!
Efficient supply chain Deals with suppliers for e.g P & G Service Differentiation- different deals with different customers. Sets different service policies, such as service intervals, or delivery times, for different groups of accounts and often products. key to providing excellent, consistent service at a reasonable cost
RFID
RFID
Radio frequency identification Keep track of goods at any point in time, and also tells you where it is. Eliminates physical counting of inventory Is in line wit JIT. As soon as inventory levels go down, Walmart can re-order. Implemented in 2 0 0 5.
Why RFID ?
Reduce the possibility of inventory shrinkage and out-of-stock situation. Improve fulfillment rates. Improve the customer service. Reduce inventory and labor cost. Eliminate many manual process and improve the operation efficiency.
Get employees from places where labor is cheap. Increasing wage rate for employees Keeping high quality products. Should focus on service along with lower price.