How does apple's supply chain compare with Wal-Mart’s supply chain?
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Answer:
To what extent are their supply chains a result of their corporate strategies?
Apple's Suppliers
Rank Initiatives
1. Multi- channel strategy
2. Project One- Touch
3. Global sourcing
Competitive Advantage
How should Walmart prioritize these to ensure a prosperous future?
Features of Supply Chains
Supply chain Operation is still the source of Wal-Mart’s competitive advantage
Product Development
Wal-Mart’s well designed net-work and physical facilities
Wal-Mart's purchasing power
before we rank initiatives we need to fall back on Walmarts inTenDed strategy...
be top retailer
leader in supply chain practices
dominate in market channels
“Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App store, and is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.”
"Saving people money, so they can live better."
Walmart and Apple Comparison
“To be the best retailer in the hearts and minds of consumers and employees.”
Walmart Initiatives
1. Project one- touch
2. Global sourcing
3. Multi-channel
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Product Attributes
Product Attributes
Future Supply Chain Challenges
Implications
Both companies will have to innovate with suppliers to stay competitive
Create perceived higher quality
More robust delivery systems
Walmart is lagging in ecommerce
Walmart no longer holds dominant market share for EDLP
Apple has a very short product life cycle
Competition in general becoming stronger