
Walmart Retail Link

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Mick Joseph
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others
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Hard
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1.
OPEN ENDED
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can't other large retailers easily duplicate Walmart's Retail Link?
Answer explanation
Walmart is able to off load some of the cost of keeping its shelves full to vendors. Vendors monitor the stock of their goods in all Walmart stores and are incentivized to keep goods in stock (avoid stock-outs).
2.
OPEN ENDED
30 sec • 1 pt
Is there a danger of vendors overstocking Walmart shelves by virtue of using Retail Link and empowering vendors?
Answer explanation
Probably. But Walmart's own managers oversee the inventory system and can quickly spot those vendors who would take advantage of their access to Retail Link.
3.
OPEN ENDED
30 sec • 1 pt
What triggers Walmart's Retail Link system to ship goods to local Walmart Stores?
Answer explanation
consumer purchases in local stores by point-of-purchase cash register data
4.
OPEN ENDED
30 sec • 1 pt
Walmart's Retail Link is
Answer explanation
driven by consumer behavior which "pulls" replacement stock from inventory.
5.
OPEN ENDED
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is a detailed knowledge of consumer purchases at each store important to Walmart's success?
Answer explanation
each store is in reality a unique entity with its own patterns of consumption
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