This document presents a case study on Walmart's supply chain management. It discusses Walmart's distribution and logistics system, including its use of over 40 distribution centers across the US and supplying 85% of inventory directly from these centers. It also discusses how information technology benefited Walmart's logistics and inventory management, through tools like handheld computers and RFID networks. The document further describes Walmart's supply chain processes, such as its fleet of 3,500 owned trucks and cross-docking approach. Finally, it addresses the benefits Walmart gained from its efficient supply chain, including consistent product flow, lowest product costs, and a demand-driven rather than supply-driven system.

1. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
QUESTION-1
QUESTION-2
QUESTION-3
QUESTION-4
WAL-MART SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED BY:
ANKIT GANGWAL
VAIBHAV MALHOTRA
SUBIMITTED TO:
Dr.G.S.DANGAYACH
HEAD,DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
MALVIYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
JAIPUR-302017
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2. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
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QUESTION-2
QUESTION-3
QUESTION-4
QUESTION - 1
Q:Wal-Mart has been able to achieve respectable leadership in
retail industry because of its focus on supply chain
management. Discuss in detail the distribution and logistics
system adopted by Wal-Mart.
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3. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
QUESTION-1
QUESTION-2
QUESTION-3
QUESTION-4
Answer-1
Major strategy of Wal-Mart is to buy goods from direct
manufactures and they don't give any room to suppliers because
they will pick up goods from suppliers by own trucks
Wal-Mart preferred local and regional vendors and suppliers for
better and fast SCM.
Wal-mart had over 40 distribution centers located at dierent
geographical locations in US. Over 80,000 items were stocked in
these centers. And its own warehouse directly supplied 85
percent of the inventory, as compare to 50-65 percents of
competitors.
Ship pining cost for Wal-mart worked out to be roughly 3% as
against 5% for competitors.
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4. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
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QUESTION-2
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QUESTION-4
QUESTION-2
The use of innovative information technology tools had
bene

5. ted Wal-mart's supply chain management. In the light of
the above statement, brie
y explain how IT bene

6. ted
Wal-Mart's logistics and inventory management.
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7. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
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QUESTION-2
QUESTION-3
QUESTION-4
ANSWER-2
Employees at the stores had the `Magic Wand' , a hand { held
computer which was linked to in-store terminals through a RFID
network.
These helped them to keep track of the inventory in stores,
delivers and backup merchandise in stock at the distribution
centers.
And Point {of-Sales is done by Computer system.
They have also developed algorithm system which enabled it to
forecast the exact quantities of each items to be delivered, based
on the inventories in each store.
They have also made use of bar code and radio frequency
technology to manage its inventories. This has enabled easy
order packing and physical counting of the inventories.
They have invested $4 bn to build retail link system to monitor
the sales of their goods at stores and replenish inventories.
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8. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
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QUESTION-4
And they owned the largest and most sophisticated computer
system in private sector by making it eective in all companies
operation; Wal-mart provides uninterrupted service to its
customers, supplier, stockholders and trading partner.
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9. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
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QUESTION-4
QUESTION-3
What were the supply chain management process adopted
by Wal-mart and how far were the eective? Discuss
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10. WAL-MART
SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY
PRESENTED
BY:
ANKIT
GANGWAL
VAIBHAV
MALHOTRA
QUESTION-1
QUESTION-2
QUESTION-3
QUESTION-4
ANSWER-3
They have developed fastest logistics infrastructure by giving service
with 3,500 company owned trucks. And for that they have hired only
experienced drivers who are truly professional.
And they have to deliver loaded trucks from the distribution
center to retail store each and every information and tracking of
driver and truck is recorded by computerized systems.
Driver is allowed to bring trailer in speci

11. c time only, they
unload trucks in nights and in the gaps of two our so that they
can track record of every items.
And they have also taken record of every driver by Private Fleet
Driver Handbook. In which they keeps every detail of driver's
activities.
And to make its distribution process more ecient, Wal-mart
uses logistic technique known as Cross Docking. By that they
have reduced the handling and store of