Management Information Systems at Walmart

This report discusses the different business divisions of Walmart, including Walmart US, Super Centers, Discount Stores, and Neighborhood Markets. It also covers the role of data warehousing and the advantages and disadvantages of information systems. The report provides recommendations for Walmart's technology strategy and information standards.

Management
Information System

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
Different business divisions of Walmart that are interconnected...............................................3
QUESTION 2...................................................................................................................................5
Different forms of data & the role or responsibility of data warehousing in Walmart...............5
QUESTION 3...................................................................................................................................9
Information about Code of Conduct and the new GDPR Data protection of Walmart..............9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
The concept of management information system comprises of different skills with
technological knowledge that proves to be highly efficient for the company. The section of
maintaining information will define the varied term of operations of actions that involves a
technical procedure by evaluation of consumer and employers dealings. This also involves
interpersonal bonding. It is engaged by companies during the process of decision making,
developing co-ordination as well as engaging company's human resource towards the growth of
business (Barata and Cunha, 2017). This on the other hand involves funding and investing
activities through the technique of internal management so to have effective implementation of
technology within the business. The present report is based upon Walmart company which is a
global company established in year 1962. The company offers wide range of products and
services to the customers from all over the globe that is in a form of supermarket, hypermarket,
convenience shop as well as the superstore in retail form. The report discusses upon certain
divisional structure or business operations that Walmasrt adopts in its business. The data
structure of warehousing as well as other codes of conduct related to legislations & information
are also followed.
TASK 1
Different business divisions of Walmart that are interconnected
The international business company Walmart is a business that provides goods & services
to the world through its supermarket, superstore, hypermarket and convenience shop. The
organisation was established in year 1962 by Sam Walton in US. By this the business is spread
with more than 10,566 outlets across the globe having more than an annual net income of $13.70
billion (Dzwigol and et. al., 2019). Management of Walmart today is at their peak with a
collaborative efforts of 2,300,000 worker's in its outlets and head-office.
The different business divisions of Walmart are mentioned below:
The Walmart US is the biggest division of organisation that has been accounted with
nearly $331.666 billion generating sale of more than 65% of total. The Walmart US is having
three main retail businesses that are highly common in US with their Neighborhood market,
Super centres and the discount stores. The stores of Walmart offers discount and also offers non

grocery items although having a focus upon super centers with more of grocery items. The US is
having more than 4,742 stores of Walmart under the leadership of John Furner. Walmart Super centres - These are the hypermarket stores by Walmart which offers all
those products which a supermarket offers such as frozen foods, garden products, baked
goods, dairy products, seafood's, pharmacy, pet shop, optical centre and many others. The
first supermarket was being established in the regions of Washington in the year 1988.
The management of the Walmart is operating is having its operations in more than 3,571
stores in most of the states of US (Ghasemi and Valmohammadi, 2018). The supermarket
stores of Walmart use to sell more than 120,000 products whereas the online store sells
with more than 35 million items. Walmart Discount Store - This sort of management are termed as the discount
departments stores that offer limited groceries or general merchandise items, optical
stores, garden centre, lube & tire, etc. The thought of discount stores has been raised from
surpassing of super centre. The first Walmart discount store was being established in
Bentonville in year 1990. In year 1996, the company was having highest number of
discount stores that is nearly to 1,995 but by the year 2021 it lasts to only 371. Walmart Neighbourhood market: This Walmart section is a series of small grocery store
that are started its functions after a period of 10 years from the date of super centre. The
main focus of Walmart neighbourhood is upon three categories that is groceries,
pharmacy and fuel stores. The grocery part of Walmart generates nearly 55% of the
organisational revenue. The main aim of this market is to bridge a gap between its own
super centre & discount stores. As there are varied term of approximately or nearly to the
683 stores as Walmart neighbourhood market under which each store operate with 90-95
full time as well as part time staff. Technology: Being a multinational supermarket chain the company Walmart operates its
business with highest level of technology most especially in its procurement & supply
chain procedure (Pop and Ţîţu, 2018). So that can have better functioning & utilization of
its resources. The company also operates its international business through indulging
technology in it . In this factor, it will be responsible for presenting one of the suitable
section in terms of retailing, merchandising facilities with them. As it is higher term of
quality and it will rely on digital and as well as social techniques. Hence, they might not

ignore its importance from their functions, technological development with the purpose
of improvement of several promotional and advertising techniques. Walmart is in one of
the effective retailer field that are required section. In this factor it is becoming an
effective terms into the leading field of market place. In this section it is related with
managerial progression and success (Simpson and Harris, 2017). Technological
progression include some aspects in relation to merchandising that will have an impact on
management in respect to influence them.
 Infrastructure: The Walmart business use to have effective and efficient infrastructure
in its company with proper arrangement of resources as well as employees within its each
outlet. The company's infrastructure is being connected with all the business and sales
unit of Walmart. Walmat is following higher term of infrastructure services in each and
every section that will concentrates on consumer's needs towards progression of
managerial presentation. As it also involves the infrastructural sectors that are linked with
both private and as well as investment. As it will also decrease the risk of low term of
demand and supply into the economical division.
As above to the divisional structure, there are several terms of the sections that follows the
merchandising sector that engage their functions in terms of human resource, finance, accounts
and varied other divisions. As by which the management will share their data to make suitable
contribution. As they utilise suitable software in terms of keeping their information secure. As
they utilise effective software in terms of maintaining their data. As by applying cloud storage
method it is effective to hold information with higher term of security and hindrance of their
personal information of their customer (Wang, 2021). As their customer put their trust on the
Walmart because of that factors they only require to buy their goods with higher term of the
expectation in an effective and efficient term.
QUESTION 2
Different forms of data & the role or responsibility of data warehousing in Walmart
Walmart is an internation retailer that offers suitable that has situated all around the world. The
management has differentiated in offering several facilities as per to their activities that are
required to function in their organisation. By presenting all such structure, it offers the
development opportunities into their organisation. By demonstrating the structure, it provide

suitable advancement section that are linked with all conception together. In this marketing
sections, individual present their roles in respect to perform effective operations. The retailer
business also follows several term of infrastructure operations in terms of promotional
improvement, data techniques software. By which they offers their responsible terms of task and
duties. Information techniques plays an effective role in retailer industry all such work that has
linked with the merchandising field. It involves measuring and research part of data and
knowledge in terms of advertising progression (Wyrwicka, Zasada and Mrugalska, 2017).
Walmart performs their operations in an effective manner by figuring out and allowing several
sources of technology of promotion. The management of Walmart utilise several sections that are
as follows -
Executive Support system (ESS):
In this information structures, it involves particular system to develop strategic
determination by executives of the business. This system assembles & gathers information
related to day to day functioning by its each notion of operation. Walmart utilizes this
information in respect to know about its inventory assets status, which is highly depended upon
the current sales as well as financial data of company. Such information is highly beneficial for
data collection.
Decision support system (DSS)
It is an essential operation as due to its effects on the decision making procedure, complex crises
by this section it will measure the support of information technical tools that and as well as
equipment in respect to have accurate collection of data for effective analysis and finding of
alternatives. Also, this covers spread sheets data as well as databases in each possible outcome
with the objective to getting perspective outcome. The Walmart utilises this structure in order to
project the information as well as enabling the same to company's managers in difficult times or
trying to re-solve any problems with technological variations.
Big data is termed as they have team of wider mass for structured and unstructured way that
presents life time and longer term of basis (Zadeh and et. al., 2017). The management of
Walmart has allows their operations to collect the data of internal presentation metrics sector in
respect to get suitability. It presents regular term of performance of their functions. It creates
abilities to overcome the skills of satisfactory dealings into the management. So, the above
following source are important aspects for decision making procedure for the marketing sections

that offers efficient dealings in the procedure of merchandising. Hence, such structure allows the
performance and effects of manager of potentiality. As according to the Walmart, it present that
their effective section in the business by such operations that will allows the weaknesses to
overcome with skills of leaders. Such exercises will plays an effective role in the management
and in decision making because of seriousness of the situation. As such merchandising business
are a critical and essential section.
Evaluation of current IS at Walmart
The current information system at Walmart comprises of one of the highest significant
approach which is known as the CAMELS approach. Within this, the capital adequacy, earning
as well as liquidity & sensitive factors are considered (Alvarez, and et.al., 2021). This is a
performance indicator that brings retail data accuracy. The business also consists of the API
model that provides assistance in evaluation of big data. By this the information technology
system, Walmart believes in a data with continuous record rather than data with rest. Public
cloud services have been enhanced by Walmart from previous years as this drives infrastructural
benefit to the company.
Recommendations
The management associated with the information standards needs to have customer
satisfaction through specialising their knowledge as well as understanding of business activities
along with having a control over the operations & be ready to consider results with positive note.
Also, the company can utilize other models such as DSS, KMS & ESS which are highly
significant due to their significance towards the achievement of business goals as well as taking
the business to the highest level. As on the other hand, it has been recommended that also be in a
way that Walmart needs to pay more on focus on its strategical aspects such as qualitative &
quantitate data process. It will relates the manner that use of informational divisions via proper
guidance by other international level businesses (Chamakiotis, Petrakaki, and Panteli, 2021).
As it also termed to the international institutions will take interest towards the company the more
it would be beneficial for higher brand recognition for their services as well as catering to the
large customer base.
Technology strategy to enable big data strategy:
The data are related to the completed procedure via technological aspect, by which the
strategies might be enhancing in optimising the company's systems by its employees. Big data

strategy could be beneficial by the technical transformation within the management & economy.
This procedure would work as a guide towards the achievement of operational growth as well as
the statistical dimension. The idea must be out of the box that can create innovation in the
management criteria as well as such innovations will act as a benefit for future growth. The
technology helps in developing several opportunities related to the expansion as well as
indulgence of approaches & concepts, new & creative strategies that is eventually be developed
by the selection of right choice within the technology (ElHarakany, and et.al., 2021). Making
sure that the strategies should be on the basis of long term so that the technological enhancement
could result into the greater success along with higher profits in business.
Advantages & Disadvantages of the Information System
Advantages of Information System Disadvantages of Information
System Openness - The concept of
Informational systems has permitted to
the business with 24*7 availability for
company's consumers and as well as
delivers of their services properly. It
will help Walmart in reducing the
customer's issues who are present in
various countries related to the time
format of business operations.
 Correspondence - An efficient
information system will facilitates that
the management help another terms of
the function with the purpose of high
term of productivity and profitability
with no issues. As it will aid the
similar section to decrease the time
and will be effective. It also supports
the management to decrease the cost
and as well as it will improve the
 Security issues - Businesses are
required to be highly careful during
the processing of information systems
as there is a presence of higher
possibility for hackers as well as
thieves to interrupt the operations and
functions. The information system
holds essential details of its customer's
that is needed to be protected from
hackers or thieves so they will be able
to maintain the privacy of their data.
 Implementation expenses - The
implementation of Information
systems are effectively expensive
(Ganju, Atasoy, and Pavlou, 2021).
The management requires to bear
higher term of expenses in respect to
hold an efficient and suitable term of
the information system in the business

productivity and profitability of the
functions.
management.
QUESTION 3
Information about Code of Conduct and the new GDPR Data protection of Walmart
GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is a guideline that are formulated by European
Union in respect to offers protection and insurance to the significant source of data. It supports
the management to protect their information against any unaccredited access and it will also
improve the privacy of their sections.
 Ethical – The staff faculty of the Walmart have to make sure their data that are being
utilised by the management this indicates that they are responsible for each and every
task that they have completed (Sancho, and et.al., 2021). As there are weaknesses that
can be get solved in the suitable way. The authorities and approaches that might informed
and all the issues will get resolved in an effective way. The approaches might be
informed and each and every issue that might raise so that they condition will not get
worst. It might also develop impediment in global term of performance of the
management and it develops the risk of security. Hence, it is essential for banks to
follows ethics in the management. As the business that work by following ethical courses
are advantageous and effective as they can satisfy their consumers in terms of completing
the government needs and wants. Legal – It involves the act of regulation of 2016/679 that are present in EU laws. It
supports in identifying the suitable course of information that has been utilised for
offering the functions outside EEA and EU. Walmart have their own terms of actions that
will not take place with no prior permission of customers. As the data is shared the
permission of client is might be effective. As this action will develop issues and it will
also have an impact on the management (Wang, Wang, and Yuan, 2021). By following
the norms and rules, it is effective and simple to execute the tasks and it is good to
perform the work as effectively. As the regulations are essential and required to be
followed as the confidential source of data of the Walmart that are require to be safe and
secure.

 Professional - The fundamental thing that are needed by the management is to behave in
a professional manner. As the Walmart manages their professionalism and not shares
their personal term of source of data and information with any other individual and it will
also not ethically. It also maintains their terms with privacy as it is essential for workers
and the consumers who have trust them and share their personal data with them. Walmart
manage their unity at the time of working and managing dealings with the customer that
supports to maximise the trust and structured the brand goodwill in the field of market
place (Zalisham, and Jali, 2021). As it will also supports the laws and norms with
professionalism means privacy, confidentiality, integrity and transparency manner of
information security. Hence, it is required by the workers to follows the rules and
manages professionalism at the time of performing with the management.
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been concluded that, there are interrelation among
several term of the divisions. The financial organisation will get advantages as it will supports
them to enhance their financial presentation. It also maintains the flow of information from low
level to middle level that are followed in this report. Data warehousing is an important section in
the operational term of the management as all the data is collected that there are varied term of
requirements that require to keep private to acquire and manage their customer base. By
following their code of conduct and laws the organisation has attained competitive benefits and
also achieving their targets and goals by performing their roles and functions. The most desirable
task is to manage professionalism at the time of performing in the business. As such term of data
of their customer is confidential and require to be keep safe.

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