Wal-smart: What it Really Takes to Profit in a Wal-mart World

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McGraw Hill Professional, 2007 - Business & Economics - 272 pages
'Wal-Smart' explores the elements of Wal-Mart's success that few people see: its productivity loop, its powerful process disciplines, and its hidden management 'DNA'. The text then crafts compelling strategies that any company in any industry can use to survive and thrive in this brave new Wal-Mart world.

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About the author (2007)

William H. Marquard has spent 25 years as a consultant, Fortune 200 executive, and industry observer. As a partner at Ernst & Young, he established and ran Wal-Mart's first-ever strategic planning process. During his tenure, Wal-Mart's stock rose by over 600 percent to its all-time peak in December 1999. He has served as the EVP of a Fortune 200 consumer goods wholesaler, and as an adjunct professor of finance at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. Today, he is the president and managing director of Marble Leadership Partners, Inc., a strategy and transformation consultancy. He has advised major organizations in 25 industries, including Wal-Mart, Walt Disney World, McDonald's, Meijer, CompUSA, and the Department of Homeland Security.For more information visit www.wal-smart.com.

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