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MIS Case Study
15 March 2013
Walmart
Walmart, an Americanmultinationalretail
corporation that runs chains of large department and
warehouse stores
Established 1962, Arkansan-USA
Sam Walton- Founder & Mike duke- current CEO
Successful due to its IT usage in SCM
Introduction to case
1990 Superseded K-Mart rival retail chain as one of
the largest retailing chain in US
1991- Superseded Sears Roebuck & Company and
became the largest retailing chain in US
In November 2003, Wal-Mart, worlds largest retailer,
planned to replace bar code technology with RFID.
Objective: To enhance supply chain efficiency
Expected they could save $8.35 million per year
primarily in labor costs
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Barriers to CPFR
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