This 8 page paper shows the student how to answer short questions and how to manipulate excel charts for specific case studies. The first part of the paper answers questions concerning whether or not Albertsons will be able to beat Wal-Mart. The second part of the paper uses data from an excel spread sheet provided by the student concerning salary data for a university. The paper presents some calculations and ordering of data and then creates some pivot tables and a graph. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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(Porter, 1985). These different activities are also linked by the same support activities, there are four of these, but they can be seen to be active throughout the entire value
chain, they are firm infrastructure, human resource management, technological development and procurement (Porter, 1985). The plan of Albertsons is to develop a new information technology based system of shopping is
to create a new way of shopping by adding value to the supply chain, the self service tills will reduce the need for cashiers and will also empower shippers, however
the vision of the future of the ability to download shopping lists ad guide a person around the store to the goods they want will create value by giving the
customer something that is not available elsewhere, empowering them and creating efficiency. This is also supplemented with the ability to customise the shopping experience with personal details such as allergies,
as well as collecting shopping data to analysis buying patterns. If the shopping experience is more pleasant then the customers are more likely to come back, however, the store will
also need to be careful, as with this increased efficiency, they may earn loyalty, but there is also the potential of loosing the opportunity for impose purchases that can be
used to increase sales levels. The technology may also be sued to allow these to take place. The benefit is not only with the outbound logistics, the system, will support
the entire supply chain, for ordering and administration to the staff. This is also a form of differentiation that may be used. 2. This can be used as a
way of gaining a competitive advantage, the ability to download a shopping list and not have to search around shelves and the convenience that the use of the IT will