Analysis on how Walmart became, "The Worlds Largest Retailer"

8. Barcode (Old):
• First to use of Barcodes for Tagging Products
• Helped in Faster Billing
• Reduced Labor costs needed for Manual Tagging
• Improved Inventory Management
RFID Tags (New):
• Radio Frequency Identification is the wireless use of electronic identification to
transfer data
• Easier to use and more storage capacity
• Does not need direct line of sight to work
• Helps track inventory without need for manual scanning
• Optimal Inventory Management

17. • http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Economies+of+IT+systems+at+Wal-Mart--
an+historical+perspective.-a0166778592
• Walmart Stores, Inc. Getting Started with EDI Implementation Guideline
Document version: 1.0, Published November 2011
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html
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