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    Walmart Value Chain Analysis

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    The document outlines the business activities and infrastructure of a large retail company, including owning 400+ truck-tractors and 30,000 square foot stores in small towns. Key activities involve top management spending significant time in stores, using technology like UPC codes and a satellite network, and maintaining low vendor dependence and costs of around 2% margins. The company aims to provide everyday low prices, quick response, and no-questions-asked returns through integrated primary activities of inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and services.

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    The document outlines the business activities and infrastructure of a large retail company, including owning 400+ truck-tractors and 30,000 square foot stores in small towns. Key activities involve top management spending significant time in stores, using technology like UPC codes and a satellite network, and maintaining low vendor dependence and costs of around 2% margins. The company aims to provide everyday low prices, quick response, and no-questions-asked returns through integrated primary activities of inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and services.

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    The document outlines the business activities and infrastructure of a large retail company, including owning 400+ truck-tractors and 30,000 square foot stores in small towns. Key activities involve top management spending significant time in stores, using technology like UPC codes and a satellite network, and maintaining low vendor dependence and costs of around 2% margins. The company aims to provide everyday low prices, quick response, and no-questions-asked returns through integrated primary activities of inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and services.

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    Walmart Value Chain Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Amarpreet Singh
    The document outlines the business activities and infrastructure of a large retail company, including owning 400+ truck-tractors and 30,000 square foot stores in small towns. Key activities involve top management spending significant time in stores, using technology like UPC codes and a satellite network, and maintaining low vendor dependence and costs of around 2% margins. The company aims to provide everyday low prices, quick response, and no-questions-asked returns through integrated primary activities of inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and services.

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    Supporting Activities

    Business Infrastructure Human Resource management Technology Development Procurement

    400 Plus Truck-Tractors, 30000 square foot stores for small towns Top management spending bulk of time within stores, Employees called as associates, Incentives and profit sharing, stock purchase, Decentralization Uniform Product Code(UPC) at point of sale, Cross docking, Satellite Network Good bargaining power with vendors, No vendor accounting for more than 2.8% of total purchase 9 to 9 working hours, 7 days a week Strong presence of distribution centers Everyday low price, Quick response, No question asked policy on returns

    Very low cost as 2%(half of Industry average)

    M a r g i n

    Primary activities

    Inbound Logistics

    Operations

    Outbound Logistics

    Always low price, Cash and Curry Marketing & Sales

    Services

    Value Chain Analysis

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