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In reply to the discussion: Walmart Is Falling Apart Before Our Eyes [View all]laundry_queen
(8,646 posts)of the things on my list of things I regularly buy that have been out of stock for months upon months at Walmart. Another one was a specific halogen lightbulb for my bathroom. Like the underwear, the other sizes and styles from the same manufacturer were being restocked, just not that particular one. The root cause is likely more than just one thing.
So I did a little reading to see if I could figure out what specifically is going on with Walmart's supply chain and the one problem I've found that Walmart is having issues with their real time inventory systems. Basically, things are showing up as being in stock, when they aren't so the reordering of that out of stock item never happens, and because there's nothing on the shelf, it's showing up as not selling either, so continuously perpetuating the lack of reordering. Walmart isn't doing enough inventory counts to reconcile the differences, or the results aren't being entered into the system. Makes sense. Another article mentioned that Walmart hasn't been paying as close attention to their stores as they normally should because of concentrating on setting up and streamlining their online business, which means they've let the bricks and mortar stores fall into disrepair. Some interesting stuff out there, anyway. I'm sure much of it ties back to having employees who are under qualified for their jobs because they pay so terribly, and understaffing at all levels seems to be a Walmart given.