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Originally Posted by ubertuber
For all of the bad things about their employment practices, Wal-Mart is pretty amazing in the logistical and supply process realm - and that's where a lot of their low prices are coming from. It's not all from the nasty things you see in the news.
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Without going into the kind of detail that would put my job at risk, I'll back this point up by saying that there is some fantastic technology at work here, and Walmart is basically forcing all of their suppliers to adopt it if they want to continue doing business. I work with numerous companies that make things sold by Walmart, and they all have to include this technology with every shipment. It allows Walmart to track every shipment and purchase and stay ahead of demand so that stores never run out of hot items - unless it's the new Tickle Me Elmo.
Threadjack - Northwestern Arkansas may seem like the most likely home of Cletus, the Slackjawed Yokel from the outside, but it's home to 3 of the most technologically astute Fortune 500 companies in the country - Walmart, JB Hunt (the trucker) and Tyson Foods (the chicken processor). It's a really interesting corner of the world right now.
/threadjack