WHAT MAKES SAM'S CLUB'S SUPPLY CHAIN SUCCESSFUL IN CHINA? AN ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AS A SOURCE OF COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
Retail competition is increasingly a competition between supply chains rather than between individual products or stores. This paper analyzes the supply chain of Sam's Club in China and argues that its competitive advantage rests on four capabilities, namely a limited stock-keeping-unit (SKU) strategy, membership-drive...