Detailed Report on Walmart's Quality and Accreditation Processes

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of Walmart's quality and accreditation procedures. It examines how Walmart ensures quality by working with suppliers and stakeholders, emphasizing responsible sourcing and risk management within the supply chain. The report details the company...Read More

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Quality Relationship

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Introduction
The assignment will thoroughly focus on evaluating the quality and accreditation
procedures of Walmart. This will be performed by arranging a telephonic meeting with one of
the personnel designated at the organisation.
Regulatory and Accreditation Standards
The quality and accreditation standards at Walmart are met through the organisation’s
culture of working together with the suppliers as well as the stakeholders. The programme of
responsible sourcing the organisation implements expectations for the suppliers as well the
facilities they use. The risk associated with the supply chain as well as monitoring of the supply
chain through proper audit and investigation procedures the company ensures that the quality
standards are met. There is a splendid relationship between the suppliers and the company as the
company is always eager to ensure the health and safety facility of the workers is always in a
good shape(Corporate.walmart.com, 2017).
Person Contacted
I have arranged a telephonic interview with the quality manager of Walmart UK.
Issues Identified
As the expectations of the stakeholders are important for ensuring the highest standard of
the supply chain of the organisation, Walmart conducts a safety, social and environmental
sustainability in regular interval. This in turn helps the organisation to evaluate the overall
compliance of the stakeholders (Corporate.walmart.com , 2017).
Reviewing Formal Processes

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These audits mainly focus on the following criterion,
1. If the workers are paid properly and in accordance with the work or duty they discharge.
2. Existence of voluntary labour
3. Facilities provided by the organisation are in perfect compliance with the legal standards
of employment age(Gilling & Ulmer, 2016).
4. The working hours specified by the organisation are in line with the local standards and
rules and regulations.
5. Health and safety frameworks are ensured within the organisation.
The organisation always try to improve the risk based audit program so that it can allocate
the more efficient resources to the higher risk processes and thereby enhance overall
compliance(Waldman & Kerr, 2014).
Prevention and Recovery Process and Process of Reporting
Any facility which is disclosed to the disclosure policy which Walmart is currently
pursuing may be subject to an audit at any point of time. However, mainly the audits are
allocated on the basis of the risk level associated with the country where the facility is currently
located (Corporate.walmart.com , 2017).
Presently to determine the level of risk the company makes use of World Bank data, the
risk facility is calculated completely on the basis of good governance within the country where
the facility is located(Shafiq, Johnson, Klassen, & Awaysheh, 2016). There are mainly three risk
categories namely, low risk, medium risk and high risk. The countries within the category 1 will
not be required to face an audit on a regular interval. Rather in each year the organisation will
select a sample for auditing(Chen & Lee, 2016). Countries within the medium risk category will

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be required to complete an audit and follow up audit as directed. For the countries in high risk
category will be needed to follow the same procedure as medium risk category and an added
requirement will be an audit with green or yellow rating prior and after it produces goods for
selling at Walmart.
Conclusion
On a concluding note it can be stated that the organisation has successfully met all the
quality standards through the aforesaid procedures.

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Works Cited
Chen, L., & Lee, H. (2016). Sourcing under supplier responsibility risk: The effects of
certification, audit, and contingency payment. Management Science.
Corporate.walmart.com . (2017). Responsible Sourcing. Retrieved August 15 , 2017, from
http://corporate.walmart.com/responsible-sourcing
Corporate.walmart.com. (2017). Minimum Requirements. Retrieved August 15, 2017, from
http://corporate.walmart.com/suppliers/minimum-requirements
Gilling, R. I., & Ulmer, J. M. (2016). Major Challenges in Supply Chain Management. Insights
to a Changing World Journal, 2016(3).
Shafiq, A., Johnson, F., Klassen, R. D., & Awaysheh, A. (2016). The Impact of Supply Risk on
Sustainability Monitoring Practices and Performance. Academy of Management, 2016(1),
17571.
Waldman, K., & Kerr, J. (2014). Limitations of certification and supply chain standards for
environmental protection in commodity crop production. Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ, 6(1),
429-449.