The Wall-Mart retail chain sells standardized items and enjoys great purchasing clout with its suppliers, none of which it owns.
The Limited retail chain sells fashion goods and owns Mast Industries, which is responsible for producing many of the items sold in The Limited Stores.
The Limited boasts that it can go from the concept for a new garment to the store shelf in 1,000 hours.
Compare and contrast the implications for supply chain design for these two retail systems.