12
.
Walmart's
Business
Model
is
an
adapt
platform
.
The
company
is
committed
to
experimentation
,
and
its
key
suppliers
have
become
business
____________________
,
sharing
the
technical
and
business
____________________
,
integrated
into
the
planning
processes
of
the
company
.
13
.
Walmart
eliminates
local
competition
creating
a
____________________
effect
.
which
implies
reduction
of
local
jobs
.
14
.
The
only
way
to
reduce
____________________
is
to
manufacture
products
outside
the
USA
,
to
countries
with
lower
labour
costs
and
with
fewer
regulations
,
specially
labour
and
environmental
.
15
.
Walmart
has
to
continuously
modify
its
competitive
strategy
and
to
develop
its
business
model
to
maintain
its
____________________
advantage
in
the
global
market
.
16
.
Walmart
is
continuing
to
grow
around
the
world
through
a
number
of
opportunities
from
opening
new
____________________
,
entering
in
new
markets
,
making
acquisitions
,
integrate
online
____________________
,
and
develop
new
,
innovative
formats
to
provide
customers
to
experience
the
Walmart
brands
.
17
.
Walmart
keeps
on
improving
the
____________________
chain
predictability
and
visibility
to
affect
greatly
the
amount
of
inventory
safety
stock
that
a
retailer
must
maintain
in
its
network
.
Currently
Walmart
maintains
just
under
less
40
days
of
____________________
on
hand
throughout
its
massive
network
(
Kinshuk
Jerath
2008
)
.
18
.
Technology
innovation
of
Walmart's
business
model
involves
process
and
service
technology
innovation
,
both
of
which
can
reduce
the
operation
____________________
and
____________________
.
Also
the
price
of
products
can
be
reduced
through
the
process
of
delivery
and
____________________
using
new
technology
.
19
.
The
managers
always
keep
in
touch
with
their
customers
as
well
as
the
operations
on
the
retail
stores
,
which
____________________
to
an
effective
communication
between
each
store
and
the
company's
headquarters
.
20
.
Walmart
is
still
continuously
upgrading
and
innovating
its
process
and
system
of
____________________
where
the
products
that
arrive
via
the
inbound
trucks
are
loaded
and
unloaded
on
outbound
trucks
without
sitting
first
in
the
inventory
of
the
____________________
.
21
.
By
2011
they
want
to
____________________
the
phosphates
in
detergents
by
70
percent
and
the
amount
of
____________________
material
by
5
percent
until
2013
.
They
have
classified
their
involvement
into
five
categories
:
sustainability
,
feedback
to
communities
,
care
for
the
children
,
support
for
education
,
and
disaster
relief
.
(
Walmart
Social
Responsibility
Report
,
2010
)
.
22
.
The
sustainability
of
Walmart's
Business
Model
will
depend
on
its
ability
to
____________________
within
the
changing
environment
,
continuously
____________________
customers'
needs
and
capturing
the
biggest
value
.
