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Re:Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving fo... by atonse on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @09:25AM (#25430565)
Before Amazon took the crown of using technology for ruthless efficiency, Walmart was king.

I remember reading articles 10-15 years ago about how the minute someone scanned an item at the cash register, Walmart's inventory systems, which knew what product was on what shelf and in what quantity, would automatically order refills from the supplier.

They have always been highly innovative and tech savvy when it comes to the supply chain, at least for physical retail.

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Re:Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving fo... by rriepe on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @09:50AM (#25430790)
Walmart Labs is a really solid workplace from everything I've heard about it.
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Re:Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving fo... by wing-_-nuts on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @09:30AM (#25430612)
>the minute someone scanned an item at the cash register, Walmart's inventory systems, which knew what product was on what shelf and in what quantity

I wish this were the case, but anyone thats tried to do online grocery shopping at walmart knows that a lot of stuff shows out of stock, but is actually there in real life.

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Re:Silicon Valley exodus: Bay Area tech companies leaving fo... by Supermancho on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @10:41AM (#25431237)
The online ordering is not tied into the realtime supplychain. The inventory mgmt that walmart developed is now ubiquitous among the largest retailers. Walmart is mow on or behind the innovation curve.
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