Wal-Mart provides P&G access to sales information on every item Wal-Mart buys from P&G. The information is collected by P&G on a daily basis from every Wal-Mart store, and P&G uses the information to manage the inventory replenishment for Wal-Mart. This is an example of enterprise use of intranets.

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This is an example of a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system, which is a form of supply chain collaboration where the supplier (P&G) is responsible for maintaining the inventory levels of their products at the retailer's (Wal-Mart) locations. It typically involves the sharing of information through electronic data interchange (EDI) or other web-based tools, not necessarily an intranet, which is an internal network used within an organization.

Wal-Mart Provides P&G Access to Sales Information on Every Item