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Shippers are always on the lookout for ways to speed product from source through supply chains to the consumer, and Wal-Mart's 'Remix' distribution strategy is going to give its vendors [...]

The new technology and supply chain management methods that Wal-Mart is implementing to ensure that it does not run out on any products on its store shelf are discussed. Radio frequency identification technology is one of the latest technologies that are being implemented at Wal-Mart. The pros and cons of using this technology for distribution and retailing purposes are discussed.

1-2 Punch >> One thing about supply-chain management: It's never dull. Five years ago, most suppliers hadn't heard of RFID and thought of Mexico as the low-cost-labor nation that was […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There is one reason that supply chain performance improvement is still a hot issue: Superior supply chains still deliver on the promises of improved productivity and profits. although [...]

It is one of the principal drivers of the rich and successful U.S. economy, valued at more than $3.5 trillion in 2003, and it is growing. Yet the retail sector [...]

Wal-Mart entered into the Korean market in 1997 after regulations governing foreign retailers were completely lifted. Since Wal-Mart began its retailing operations in Korea, it made every effort to incorporate the principles of supply chain integration in Korea. Currently, many supply chain integration attempts made in Korea have made some contributions to the development of the Korean distribution system, even though the results are not completely satisfactory. Two reasons might be cited. First, there is no noticeable competitive supply chain infrastructure in Korea to support the principles of supply chain integration. Highly competitive and aggressive supply chain strategies that Wal-Mart has been accustomed to using in the United States are directly in conflict with the existing distribution channels in Korea. Second, a relationship building process among supply chain partners (internal as well as external) has been painfully slow at best and in many instances non-existent. However, there is an opportunity in Korea for many foreign retailers to reduce the supply chain cost if it is properly implemented. This paper closely examines some of the reasons why the supply chain integration process for foreign retailers in Korea has been slow, and the attempts to provide possible solutions. Keywords: Supply chain integration; Korean distribution; Entry strategy

Shippers are always looking for ways to speed product from source through supply chains to the consumer. Now 'Remix,' the new distribution strategy that Wal-Mart is rolling out, will give [...]

A multi-billion dollar inventory correction at the world's biggest retailer is rattling ship pets and carriers by cutting into shipments and earnings in the first months of 2006. Wal-Mart's latest [...]

Wal-Mart has started a program called Remix program under which it maintains a stock of high-demand products. The implications of the program on the supply chain of the stores are also discussed.

When Wal-Mart Stores announced in June that it would require its largest suppliers to implement radio-frequency identification technology as of 2005, it was considered the official debut of RFID technology [...]

When Wal-Mart piloted a limited collaborative transportation management (CTM) project in 2000 with Procter & Gamble and J.B. Hunt, the three companies were ready to collaborate. They had a solid […]

Staff The following is an excerpt from executive editor Bob Trebilcock's blog. Read the full version here: www.mmh.com/footprint How green is your supply chain? It's not an idle question if [...]

Santa Claus not only seems to be making his way by train to the homes of children throughout the U.S. this year, he's even taking his sleigh. Now that's intermodalism. [...]

NEW YORK-The retailer known for operational efficiency is further tightening its ship by reducing inventory in its U.S. stores to help improve return on invested capital, said Tom Schoewe, chief [...]

DSC Logistics has been selected by Wal-Mart Stores Inc to provide consolidation logistics services for its Remix program. Wal-Mart's Remix program is designed to improve store efficiency, and as a [...]

In food distribution warehouses these days, the name of the game is speed. Retailers and wholesalers are looking for ways to expedite the movement of products -- especially fast-selling or [...]

This fall, in a program dubbed 'Remix,' WAL-MART STORES INC. is going to revamp its distribution system, a move aimed at improving sales by replenishing store shelves with fast-selling merchandise, [...]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants suppliers to clean up product data and establish uniform product descriptions based on industry standards, all in the name of improved communications and more-efficient supply chains. […]

Shortly after the New Year rings in, Microsoft's home and entertainment division will begin shipping RFID-tagged cases and pallets containing Xboxes, computer games, software, keyboards, and mice to Wal-Mart Stores […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is set to begin on Wednesday a radio-frequency identification pilot with its pharmaceutical suppliers at an undisclosed location. Not all suppliers are in compliance. A handful are […]

The essence of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology may be invisible, but that won't stop all eyes in the supermarket industry from turning toward Dallas next month. That is where [...]

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Food suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., will have 100% of their full product lines tagged by the time the company launches its radio frequency identification [...]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. next month will launch its first real-world radio-frequency identification test with eight as-yet-unnamed suppliers, according to Linda Dillman, the retailer's executive VP and CIO of information systems. […]

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will not track inventory by selling products tagged with tiny computer chips, according to a report in Friday's Washington Times. The technology has drawn fire from consumer [...]

Wal-Mart will direct its top 100 suppliers to have all their cases and pallets 'chipped' with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology by Jan. 1, 2005. 'The top 100 Wal-Mart suppliers [...]

Most Wal-Mart Stores watchers would agree that an important contributor to its worldwide success of the past decade has been its aggressive investment in -- and savvy utilization of -- [...]

Innovations in design, sanitation and tracking keep returnable plastic containers evolving. In the warehousing and distribution industry, when Wal-Mart tries something new, it's a sure bet others will soon follow. [...]

According to supply chain specialists, $200 billion to $300 billion in excess inventory and missed sales in the United States could be eliminated through collaboration with trading partners. The quest [...]

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking a harder line with manufacturers who are resisting the deployment of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in the supply chain. According to [...]

The world's biggest retailer wants to receive smaller shipments from its suppliers--and a lot more of them. In a new logistics initiative that could ripple across countless supply chains, Wal-Mart [...]

The integrated inventory and logistics systems of Wal-Mart that helped move supplies to areas hit by hurricanes Katrina and Rita are discussed.

Wal-Mart laid down the law in June 2003. By late 2005, the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer wants to be tracking all pallets and cases from its top 100 U.S. suppliers with [...]

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Among the new technologies destined to impact Wal-Mart's pharmacy operation is radio frequency identification (RFID). The technology could provide 'a critical ability to combat counterfeit pharmaceuticals,' says [...]

CHICAGO -- Despite reports of problems experienced by stone suppliers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has not altered its timetable for implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) in its supply chain. Speaking at [...]

Shippers being pressed to jump on the RFID bandwagon fear they may fall under its wheels. From banana pickers to diaper makers, Wal-Mart Stores suppliers privately are blanching at the [...]

Editor's Note: Last year marked the debut of our SCTi awards, and we continue to refine our metric for the leaders in each category. This time around we not only […]

When H. Lee Scott, Jr. became president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores in January 2000, logistics professionals worldwide had reason to cheer. The top executive of the world's biggest retailer [...]

Wal-Mart is starting on a new supply chain path that will reorganize logistics patterns inside its stores - and may spur more use of expedited transportation, according to Mike Bright, [...]

Retailer Walmart plans to get rid of 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015. The GHG reduction program is part of Walmart's aim of acting on environmental issues, mainly energy efficiency and carbon reduction. The said program's components, namely Selection, Action, and Assessment, are described.