You work in the IS (Information Systems) team at Walmart and you are asked to de
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You work in the IS (Information Systems) team at Walmart and you are asked to develop an IS strategy to ensure that Amazon doesn't entirely disrupt the Walmart business The CEO says to you, "I am afraid that in 10 years we will be owners of 5,000 stores and little else. Amazon and its invisible warehouses and flying drones would have eaten most of our business for lunch. No one will drive to our stores and stand in lines..." [Objective of the question - (1) how you think about IS and (2) to prepare you to answer this question about any legacy business. Think of technological solutions using cloud, big data, delivery models where your starting point is what Walmart is today.]Explanation / Answer
Amazon is an e-based commercial site that is exclusively for shopping materials.Due to their advanced technology and presence of distribution channels across the world, they are able to fulfil the requirement to a great extent. Walmart , today is people intensive and totally focus on touch and experienced shopping for the customer. Technology is limited in terms of inventory management and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software’s
Thus in future, the people due to their busy schedules may gradually move to a e-based shopping model and the percentage change in mode would be very high. Thus as a member of IS, I have to think about the companys vision in futuristic aspects. The technology has to be more vibrant and customised to meet the requirement of cusatomers through e-based service as well.
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