Wal-Mart: Implementing RFID In 2004, Wal-Mart announced its plan to implement Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) technology. RFID was to be pilot tested at its three distribution centers at Dallas before being fully implemented. The top 100 suppliers were given a deadline of January 2005 to be RFID compliant. Wal-Mart wanted to revolutionise the supply chain through realtime tracking of products. According to an analyst, Wal-Mart would save around US\$8.4 billion annually once the project was completed. However, during the initial phase of implementation, various issues like cost of compliance, consumer privacy, and insufficient knowledge of RFID tags made the suppliers skeptical about the system. Industry observers in general and suppliers in particular, doubted whether Wal-Mart's RFID implementation was a wise decision. Pedagogical Objectives - The efficacy of RFID at Wal-Mart distribution centers - The reaction of suppliers towards RFID implementation - The challenges faced by Wal-Mart during RFID implementation. 1. Background - Investigate the Company's History and Growth. 2. Company's Growth - Identify Strengths and Weaknesses. 3. Company's competiting elements - Examine the External Environment. 4. Analyze the Business findings based on Operations Management Principles -Analyze Your Findings. 5. Outline the Way forward for the company - Identify Corporate-Level Strategy. 6. Outline the strategy and how it will be impolemented - Identify Business-Level Strategy. 7. Highlight potential barriers - Address the Analyze Implementations. 8. Recommended Solutions - Make Recommendations. 9. Conclusion - Review. Remember you must use headers and sub headers to guide the paper. A paragraph must be 3-5 sentences. Use the MEAL Paragraphing Concept to write at the collect level: see attached document. FORMAT IN APA 7th Edition