date:Sep 26, 2013
tor of the Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century project at the Aspen Institute.
Wal-Mart says that $50 billion is just a starting point.
The retailer's effort matters regardless of the size, said Suzanne Berger, a professor and manufacturing expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A Wal-Mart decision, however minimal or cosmetic, is a powerful signal, she said.