E-Business System Report for Walmart.com Teresa Harriman MGMT 3005/ISYS 3001 – Information Systems in Enterprises Walden University Professor Braxton-Lieber 2/21/2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS TiTle 3 Introduction 3 Information Resources 3 Role of Information Systems in Walmart.com………………………………4 Porter's Five Forces model…………………………………………………...5 SystermSpecifications………………………………………………………..6 System Description…………………………………………………………..6 Hardware……………………………………………………………………..7 Application Software………………………………………………………...7 Operating System…………………………………………………………….8 Network Infrastructure……………………………………………………….8 Pricing………………………………………………………………………..9 Electronic Business and Commerce……………………………………………….9 B2B or B2C………………………………………………………………….9 Emerging Trends and Technologies………………………………………..10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….11 REFERENCES………………………………………………………………….12 “E-Business System Report for walmart.com” Introduction Walmart is a retail business that has been in business since 1962. Their idea over the last 52 years has remained the same they help "people around the world save money and live better -- anytime and anywhere -- in retail stores, online and through their mobile devices.” (Walmart, n.d., para 1) Walmart employs 2.2 million associates all over the world and serves more than 245 million customers either in stores or online through e-commerce websites. Information Resources The plan to use the systems resources at Walmart, is first, for the people who shop with them. Walmart feels that it is important to guarantee low prices for their customers, make their shopping is hassle free, affordable, and to help them save money. With this, customers are now able to go to Walmart.com
Specialty chemical company | Request for Proposal | Freight Forwarding Services | | | 11/10/2014 | Table of Contents I. Executive Summary 1 1.01 Introduction 1 1.02 Contact Information 1 1.03 Goals & Strategies 1 II. The Proposal 2 2.01 Submission Requirements 2 2.02 Timeline 2 2.03 Summary of Proposal 2 2.03a Expectations 2 2.03b Response Deadline 2 2.03c Proposal Deadline 3 2.03d Selection Criteria 3 2.03e Proposal Format 3 2.04 Proposal Details 4 2.04a Contractor Summary 4 2.04b Capabilities and Methodology 4 2.04c Executives, Staffing and Management 4 2.04d Product and Service Proposal 4 2.04e Equipment Breakdown 4 2.04f Pricing 4 2.04g Bidder Company Profile 4 2.04h Licensing/Bonding/Insurance 4 2.04i References 4 III. Background 5 3.01 Specialty Chemical Company History 5 3.02 Financials 5 3.03 Objective 5 3.04 Scope 5 3.05 Stakeholders 5 3.06 Current Process Overview 6 Workflow Diagram IV. Product/Service Requirements 6 4.01 Product Descriptions 6 4.02 Service Descriptions 6 V. Equipment Breakdown 6 VI.
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | MGT 526 International Business Winter 2013 | By Team Burrito:Evan ChanJonathan MayKaushal PatelKeith Yanachik | 4/15/2013 | Index Executive Summary 4 Overview & Motivation 6 Business Model and Product Selection 7 Industry Globalization Drivers 8 Global Opportunity Assessment – Quantitative Analysis 11 Urbanization of total population 11 Household Income or Consumption by percentage of share of highest 10% 12 Ease of doing business 13 Number of college graduates 14 Age group 15-54 years old 15 Unemployed youth (ages 15-24) 16 Availability of Sanitation facilities 17 Literacy percentage of total population 18 Big Mac index 19 Overall Index 20 Country Selection – Qualitative Analysis 22 Economic Trends 22 Consumer & Social Trends 25 Infrastructure and Technology 32 Competitive Environment 34 Political & Legal Structure 34 Country Selection Conclusion 36 Market Entry for Foreign Operation 40 Modes of entry 40 Time of Entry 44 Scale of Entry 45 Market Entry for Foreign Operation Conclusion 45 Conclusion 46 Works Cited 47 Response to Peer Review 48 Appendix 50 Appendix I – Collected Data 51 Appendix II – Mean and Standard Deviation for collected data 52 Appendix III – Calculated of Standardization 53 Appendix IV – Calculated Rank 54 Appendix V – Calculated Index 55 Appendix VI – Overall Index and Rank 56 Appendix VII – Presentation slides 57 Executive Summary Chipotle is a public company with a minor global footprint outside of North America, having a small number of European restaurants. Chipotle’s growth in the United States has recently slowed and they need to augment their growth by establishing locations in fast-growing international markets. Chipotle’s brand is known by the quality of the ingredients in their products. Their target
| History of Walmart | 8 | 7. | Evolution of logo of Walmrt | 9 | 8. | Product line of Walmart | 9 | 9. | Supply chain management of Walmart | 10 | 10. | Walmart strategy of managing its supply chain | 11-13 | 11.
For example, a SWOT matrix may not touch on or provide a satisfactory answer to the type of questions, such as: How would you describe Phil Knight's leadership philosophy? Or what was the impact of the founder's philosophy on the corporate culture, and does it help or hurt the corporation? STEPS IN STAGE I STAGE I: STEP I - Brief Summary Founded in 1945 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas with 10,773 retail units under 69 banners in 27 countries, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is a department store chain of retail goods and services operating in various formats worldwide. The company’s operation is divided in three main segments: Wal-Mart U.S., Wal-Mart International, and Sam's Club. It operates retail stores, restaurants, discount stores, supermarkets, supercenters, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, apparel stores, Sam’s Clubs,
Apple Computer – Integrated Global Marketing Case Study Sample Project Paper Submitted Apple Computer – U6A2 Integrated Global Marketing Case Study | Page 2 of 33 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Use of Information Sources ........................................................................................................................ 6 Segmentation, Target Marketing, Positioning .......................................................................................... 12 Market Segments ................................................................................................................................... 13 Target Marketing ................................................................................................................................... 14 Positioning............................................................................................................................................. 14 Product Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Branding .................................................................................................................................................... 16 New product development ........................................................................................................................ 17 Integrated Marketing Communications .................................................................................................... 18 Promotional Mix ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Advertising
Group Members Amr Al Kafoury Robert Aziz Ahmad Gawdat Islam Youssef M Mina Faragallah Amr Al Jarhi DONNER COMPANY BUSINESS CASE OPMG 5202 Amr Spring 2014 26 February 2014 Dr. Ali Awni Donner Company Business Case TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Analysis ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Production bottlenecks ............................................................................................................................ 5 Cause of bottlenecks: Variance in order size and design ................................................................. 5 Cause of bottlenecks: Rush orders ................................................................................................... 5 Cause of bottlenecks: Rework .......................................................................................................... 5 Cause of bottlenecks: Design Problems............................................................................................ 6 Cause of Bottlenecks: Production Process Problems ....................................................................... 6 Cycle times for orders of 1 board, 8 boards, and 200 boards: ......................................................... 8 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3 2.1.4 2.1.5 2.1.6 2.2 2.3 Organizational Structure Problems .......................................................................................................... 8 Time wasted in ordering Raw materials .................................................................................................. 9 Safety Stock Approach
Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Business Case Purpose 6 Background and Problem Identification 8 Rich Picture (current system) 11 SIPOC Process (current system) 12 Strategy Map (Current system) 13 Strategic Objectives: 14 Planners Responsibilities: 14 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online (Current System) 15 Refining Problem / Opportunity Identification 16 Option 1 - Business Process Automation 17 Benefits of Implementing Business Process Automation 18 Option 1: Business Process Automation Swim lane 19 Option 1: Data Flow Diagram 20 Option 2: 22 Receiving Process (Warehouse) 23 Option 2: Inventory Process (Warehouse) 24 Option 2: Web Orders, Distribution Centre and Shipping 25 Option 2: Data Flow Diagram 26 Option 3 - Status Quo 27 Cost Benefit Analysis 28 Revenue from previous years (Table 1.1): 28 Competitors Financial Comparison (Table 1.2) 28 *Chart obtained from an article online* 28 Option 1 - Business Process Automation (Table 1.3) 29 Analysis 29 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 1) (Table 1.4) 30 Option 2: Distribution and Receiving Process (Table 2.1) 32 Analysis 32 Detailed: Cost Benefit Analysis (Option 2) (Table 2.2) 33 Evaluating Both Options: 35 Recommended Option 37 Appendix 39 Rich Picture (current system) Table 3.1 39 SIPOC (current system) Table 3.2 40 Strategy Map (current system) Table 3.3 41 Process Map: E-Commerce/Browsing Online Table 3.4 42 Bibliography 43 Executive Summary In the 21st century, it is evident that business analysts have played a key role in re-engineering business processes. With the rapid changes in technology today business must be able to adapt quickly to these changes in the corporate level of environment and be able to handle fast paste technological changes in the business life cycle. Future Shop is one of the largest consumer
MARKETING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (A Case Study in reference with Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc) Table of Contents Introduction: 2 1.1Marketing 2 1.2Marketing contributing to business objectives 2 1.3 Financial result of Morrisons for the year 2010 to 2011: 2 1.4. External factors influencing marketing 4 1.5Role of marketing 5 1.6 Elements of marketing 6 2.1Elements of marketing mix 6 2.2Methods of segmenting markets 7 2.3Benefits of segmenting markets 8 2.4 Analysing different methods of researching a market 8 2.5 Technology impacting marketing 9 3.1 Market segments for product 9 Figure 3: Segmentation and targeting 10 3.2 Positioning of products 10 3.3 Product distribution: 10 3.4 Analyse pricing strategies 11 3.5 Analyse the promotional strategy 11 4.1 Strategic aims of the marketing plan 12 4.2 Target market 12 4.3 Macro and micro indicators 13 4.4 Marketing mix 13 4.5 Factors relevant for implementation of the plan 14 REFERENCES: 15 Introduction: 1.1 Marketing In the opinion of Czinkota (2007), the marketing management involves any tangible product or an intangible service which is offered to the customer for individual or group consumption usually passes through a series of phases. According to Doyle and Stern (2006), product can be anything tangible for the end users who are either individual or corporate, which appeals to satisfy the need, want or desire. Service is consumed and cannot be stored for future consumption. The marketing aspect of both of these segments is now being mixed cleverly to add value to the offering to the end user.
Enterprise System Research assignment Enterprise System Research assignment Integration Integration Profits Profits CRM CRM HR HR Finance Finance Marketing & Sales Marketing & Sales Table of Content ERP System 3 Key Components of Enterprise System 3 Actual Components 3 Functional Areas 4 Benefits and costs of ERP system Implementation 5 Comparison between SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics 6 ERP Implementation cases 8 Executive Summery 9 Background 9 Hewlett-Packard 10 Motivation for Implementation 10 Launch Strategy 10 Implementation Issues 10 Results of Implementation 11 Chatzigeorgiou GP 12 Motivation for Implementation 12 Launch Strategy 12 Implementation 13 Results of Implementation 13 Comparison of the two companies 14 Conclusion 14 Resources 15 ERP system Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software applications act as the central company-wide information system. ERP systems integrate all of an organization’s departments, divisions, lines of business and geographical locations into a single, shared, unified and enterprise-wide information system. Key Components of Enterprise System Actual Components * Transactional database * Management portal/dashboard * Business intelligence system * Customizable reporting * Analyzing * External access via technology such as web services * Search * Document management * Workflow management Functional Areas ERP software typically has Accounting, Business Intelligence, Financial Management, Procurement, Inventory & Stores Management, Sales & Distribution Management, Manufacturing, Human Resources Management, Project Management and Customer Relation Management Modules. Functional Areas | Contents | Finance/Accounting | It is the production of information about