Web-Conference at 7-Eleven, Inc.

7-Eleven franchises convenience stores around the world. Some of these are located in gas stations while others are standalone operations. Although the company's operations are concentrated in the United States and Canada, it also has stores in Australia, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and China. The company has been a leader in information technology, and uses its networked systems to maintain a coordinated inventory and supply chain management system that offers franchisees cost-savings in their operations. This research considers the benefits that the company could realize by implementing a videoconferencing communication system making use of the company's Web site and Intranet possibilities.

7-Eleven uses a proprietary retail information system (RIS) within its stores in the United States and Canada to provide strong coordination among its operations. The RIS system streamlines the inventory control system, and provides a mechanism through which su

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