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Sharing an excerpt from his new book, "Global Vision," Professor Robert Salomon examines Walmart's difficulties in China
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Excerpt from Fortune -- "China simply cannot accommodate one of Walmart’s greatest strengths: an ultra-efficient and technologically advanced supply chain. The company did not anticipate that scaling up its business model there would present so many problems. Walmart’s struggles highlight the difficulties inherent in transferring a competitive advantage rooted in supply-chain efficiency—that is, logistics—to a country lacking a sophisticated technological and physical infrastructure."
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