The manufacturing of Meat and Fresh Produce involves intricate supply chain processes. With customers’ heightened demand for quality and transparency of the food(sold at stores), Tracking and traceability of food supply chain will play a key area of focus for Walmart.
Walmart Manufacturing division currently includes a broad spectrum of products from Fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, milk to fuel and bakery spread across multiple geographies in the world. In contrast, most of these facilities contribute to markets outside the US. Walmart focuses on expanding its manufacturing division inside the US to create an unmatched system that allows it to deliver consistent quality and value and provide customers with high-quality products.
With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and measurable devices, Walmart collects data at each stage of the manufacturing process. Although data is segmented across applications and users, there is an opportunity for Walmart to consolidate this data to track the end-to-end supply chain in one place.
Tracking and traceability are vital for Walmart to meet customer demand for fresh produce from farm to store. With the growth and data influx in manufacturing, Walmart has significant potential to use this data for identification, tracking, investigation, and action during various supply chain stages.
This project involves the study of the end-to-end manufacturing process of the beef supply chain, encompassing the various stages and facilities involved in this process. Ultimately, it proposes an end-to-end solution to track and trace Walmart's manufacturing process.
This solution allows category managers to monitor various aspects of the supply chain, including quality, quantity, and availability. The solution assists users in inventory planning and resolving issues related to deviations and irregularities in the process. This solution would enable Walmart to provide customers with the highest quality and product availability, allowing them to shop whenever and wherever.
