Walmart Stores, Inc ;The tool of strategic analysis.
1. What are the resources involved in the firm's value chain? How do they compare to competitors on cost and differentiation?
2. Does the firm have a competitive advantage?
3. Are the firm's advantages and disadvantages temporary or sustainable?
4. What is the value of the firm's resources?
5. Are the firm's resources rare?
6. Are the firm's resources costly to imitate?
7. Is the firm organized sufficiently to exploit its resources?