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IS535 –Managerial Applications of Information Technology

DeVry University

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Brief Company Background ??

Discussion of Business Problem(s) ??

High Level Solution ?? Benefits of Solving The Problem ??

Business/Technical Approach ??\

Business Process Changes ??

Additional Technology/Business Practices ??

Conclusion and Overall Recommendations ??

High Level Implementation Plan ??

Summary ??

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Brief Company Background

Wal-Mart is a global retailer who has their base of operations located within Bentonville Arkansas. The primary role of Wal-Mart is to be the largest seller of retail goods and groceries in the world. During the economic downturn Wal-Mart had to do very little in order to stay profitable as a company. They simply reevaluated their stores in each prospective division and altered the way the stores operate. Some stores now operate on a truck to shelf basis, where other more profitable stores can still receive surplus items to sell over a longer period of time.

Wal-Mart as a company has reached their milestone 50th year in 2012. This is huge for a company that started with one store back in 1962 in a rural town in Arkansas. During the 90’s the company was named America’s top retailer because of their strategic vision and core values that Sam Walton envisioned for his company. An integral part of the company’s growth formula was to acquire existing companies from other countries by purchasing them outright, this proved to be more economical for them as a company because the stores were already established and they did not need to provide new buildings to acquire these companies. They have done this with stores in...