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Data Warehousing: Using the Wal-Mart Model Paul Westerman
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann

Mar 15, 2013 - Walmart started using big data even before the term big data became known in the industry and in 2012 they moved from an experiential 10-node Hadoop cluster to a 250-node Hadoop cluster. Nobody's invisible hands are tied by answering that question. Thomas Piketty's economic data 'came out of thin air'; 2. May 2, 2013 - "The company is going to continue to look to innovate in new areas, tap into its trove of data on consumers and stay attuned the mobile part of the market half of the firm's customers have smartphones," Clark writes. In the past Wal-Mart is at an advantage because it has nearly unlimited resources with which to recruit talent and implement new programs. Nov 19, 2013 - One in six clothing factories used by Walmart in Bangladesh failed to meet basic standards of structural, fire or electrical safety, the US retailer has found. When I say Walmart, as an entity, should pay its workers more, it has nothing to do with imposing my belief on any market except for, you know, Walmart supermarkets. Sep 27, 2012 - The checklist is from a warehouse operated by NFI, a contractor, but the degree to which the warehouse is operated for Walmart is strongly suggested by the fact that there's a Walmart logo on the checklist. Dec 4, 2013 - Two Wal-Mart stores that played a central role in the city's minimum-wage debate opened their doors Wednesday, bringing the chain to the nation's capital for the first time. Oct 16, 2013 - Developers of facilities like warehouses and distribution centers will often sell at wholesale rates to utilities because the large roof can host an array with an output higher than the occupant's consumption. But workers say things still haven't been Effective school systems use data to inform instruction, not as a "scarlet number" that does nothing to improve teaching and learning. Apr 9, 2014 - This estimate of Walmart's potential cost from raising wages is based on wages for a Walmart employee with one dependent working 30 hours a week, a typical retail worker based on federal data. The problems emerged as Walmart published a list of 75 of the 200 factories that had been inspected and rated on electrical and building safety, from A, which would be a model factory, to D, the worst level. Nov 18, 2013 - And like fast food workers or Wal-Mart warehouse staff, the Pac 9 truckers are facing down a “Who's the Boss” problem: Subject to the will of one corporation (McDonald's, Wal-Mart, Pac 9), but legally employed by someone else: a fast food franchisee, Denied such rights, supposed “independent contractors” from taxi drivers to fashion models have recentlytaken up a range of tactics to try to transform their industries – from lobbying, to consumer pressure, to strikes.