Wal-Mart Corporation

Retail link is a bridge between Wal-Mart and its vendors / suppliers Any one supplying to Wal-Mart is given access to Retail Link . This helps the suppliers to stay informed and to make decisions which yield the highest degree of benefit . It helps suppliers to take care of their business with Wal-Mart ( HYPERLINK "http /findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_m0FNP " DSN Retailing Today HYPERLINK "http /findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_m0FNP /is_2_43 " 2004

It also gives the history and life of every product so it helps the suppliers to understand their product and quantify their market

demand It holds the record of every item , at every Wal-Mart store every hour of the day for two years . Like below . It is accessed through internet now ( HYPERLINK "http /www .amazon .com /exec /obidos /search-handle-url /ref ntt_athr_dp_sr_ 1 5Fencoding UTF8 search-type ss index books field-author Charles 20Fis hman " Fishman , 2006

Through retail link the suppliers are able to keep a track of their product at the Wal-Mart store and are continuously updated through customer feedback . This enables the supplier to alter or make necessary changes to satisfy the customer . As the product is sold out the supplier who is monitoring the sales immediately s for another batch 's packaging which saves time and ensures that product is available when required . This helps Wal-Mart to concentrate on other issues rather than ing and dealing with suppliers ( HYPERLINK "http /www .amazon .com /exec /obidos /search-handle-url /ref ntt_athr_dp_sr_ 1 5Fencoding UTF8 search-type ss index books field-author Michael 20Ber gdahl " Bergdahl , 2006 . This has given the suppliers of Wal-Mart to ensure smooth running and availability of their products at the stores The issues of inventory management and processing are dealt by the suppliers and Wal-Mart 's demand of any product is so huge that suppliers just cannot ignore it . Inventory...