Walmart introduces the first Consumer J.I.T. Program
Walmart, King of the Just In Time (JIT) supply chain, has listened closely to the voice of their customers through their money centers and social media marketing online assets like their 5 million strong Facebook Fans http://www.facebook.com/walmart and the data shows the consumers need some JIT of their own; the consumers need smaller and less costly sizes to hold them over until they cash their next pay check or they buy elsewhere. It makes cents, which quickly add up to that Dollar sale Walmart was losing during the 3 day Pay Day crunch.
Well enough said, they certainly implemented the best strategy to gather the data and determine the exact pay-days and buying trends in each stores locale, and now they've made it clear with a simple announcement that rattled the supply chain; Get Ready To Rumble CP's, drop the twofers, the bulk and supersized buys because on this very day, and not a day to soon or too late, Walmart wants your 18 pack of toilet paper in a 2 pack to retail under a dollar and, re-configure that 48 pack of diapers for a 3 day 10 pack supply to retail under a Dollar. Oh, but wait CP's, because we want those standard sizes back on the shelf on Pay Day.