Read: OM in The News Article attached. Note: article references a different text. Please answer the question using the attached article "Porter's Generic Strategies". post should be at least 2 - 3 paragraphs long

strategy, wvaimair "After years of internal debate about how to compete with Amazon, Walmart recently revealed the centerpiece of its plan to thrive in an e-commerce era: giant stores, ". writes The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 21, 2019). Walmart said it wasn't going to win by building an unprofitable e-commerce operation or other stand-alone ventures. Instead, its supercenters will be the heart of a web of businesses all working together to attract A robot scans for product levels at a Walmart shoppers and drive profits. The supercenters are sprawling stores of around 180,000 square feet offering 100,000 products, bathed under LED lights. Groceries, clothes, camping gear and TVs are for sale; customers can fill medical prescriptions, transfer money or get their hair done. They're often open 24 hours and are community gathering spots, or a place for senior citizens to take a walk in cold weather-a re-emphasis on the giant outlets Walmart started building in the 1980s. Walmart poured investment into e-commerce operations by lowering prices online, spending more on marketing and prioritizing faster shipping to better integrate its store and online activities for shoppers. The company took "Stores" out of its corporate name as "a symbol of how customers are shopping us today and how they'll increasingly shop us in the future," said its CEO. The company plans to add e-commerce warehouse capacity to have more of its products available for next day delivery. Like Amazon, Walmart also plans to invest in more capacity to offer fulfillment services and warehousing for third-party merchants - the outside companies that list their goods on Walmart.com. The retailer has largely weathered the shift to online shopping and the rise of Amazon. Sales from U.S. stores and websites have risen for 20 straight quarters, as Walmart added online grocery pickup in store parking lots, cleaned up stores and lowered prices. As other traditional retailers lose customers and fail to compete, Walmart has increased its market share. Classroom discussion questions: 1. What is Walmart's operations strategy, using the three competing approaches in Chapter 2 of your Heizer/Render/Munson text? 2. How does it differ from Amazon