1. Outline a strategy that could be used by Walmart to encourage vendors to not just accept the new GRS system and processes but to embrace them. What will it take to implement these measures?
2. Write a paragraph that could be included in an email sent to all vendors that explains why it is to their benefit to participate in the new GRS system and processes and motivates them to embrace the new program.
3. Identify several measures that could be taken to ease the vendors' transition to Walmart's new system. Why might it be worth Walmart's time and effort to do so?
4. What could Walmart do to provide more support for suppliers in using the new GRS system?
5. Besides putting in a new GRS system, what else must Walmart do to improve its supply situation and its relationships with vendors? How important is it for Walmart to maintain good vendor relationships?