Walmart Case Study

This assessment will cover the knowledge learned in Chapter 5 of the assigned text. This
assignment will explore the different exchanges found globally within eCommerce
Assignment Guidelines:
APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works.
Instructions:
Complete the Shrinkage at Walmart case study in Chapter 5 of your text.

1. Become familiar with RFID technology and its potential uses in Walmart’s supply chain
   using the information presented in this chapter and the information you obtain through the
   Web Links, your favorite search engine, and your library. In about 200 words, outline the
   advantages Walmart might gain by using RFID in its retail stores. As you draft your
   answer, be sure to consider the nature of the stores’ backroom environments, which
   include metal shelving. Also, consider Walmart’s possible use of RFID and other
   technologies as an alternative or addition to the increased staffing levels the company
   has announced for its backroom inventory storage areas.
2. In about 100 words, discuss the technologies that Walmart’s trucking fleet might use to
   better manage their operations. Include a discussion of tracking technologies, GPS
   devices, and/or apps for use by truck drivers on their smartphones or tablet devices.
3. In about 100 words, discuss the advantages Walmart might gain if it were to use RFID
   tracking technologies in all of its retail stores to manage every single item as opposed to
   using either case-level RFID or tracking only part of each store’s inventory at the item
   level

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