• 24 Oct 08
  

  Patrin W

  walmart

  • This is the story of Wal-Mart's progress toward those goals and the array of innovative practices that Wal-Mart is implementing to “green” its supply chain.
  • In its sourcing of consumer electronics, Wal-Mart typically avoids long-term purchasing commitments and maintains low inventory levels because of the industry's high uncertainty of demand and significant risks of inventory obsolescence. However, to acquire personal computers that were compliant with the EU Restrictions on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive as part of its efforts to carry more environmentally friendly electronics, Wal-Mart made a commitment to Toshiba to buy 12 weeks' worth of inventory as opposed to its more typical four-week commitment.
• 15 Feb 08
  

  awills

  Walmart

• 21 Jul 07
  

  Rana Chakrabarti

  pp_ds scm wiki

  • The Greening of Wal-Mart's Supply Chain

    
     

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    '); } </script>In October 2005, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott committed the company to three ambitious goals: To be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy; to create zero waste; and to sell products that sustain Wal-Mart's resources and the environment. This is the story of Wal-Mart's progress toward those goals and the array of innovative practices that Wal-Mart is implementing to “green” its supply chain.

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