LLH Newsmakers: Charles Zimmerman on Economies of Scale

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In this segment of Life Love & Health: Special Edition Newsmakers, Executive Producer Christopher Springmann discusses economies of scale with Charles Zimmerman, Vice President of International Design and Construction at Wal-Mart. And what exactly are economies of scale? In microeconomics that term refers to the cost advantages that a business obtains due to expansion. In other words, the bigger you are, the more economically you can run the business — if you make the right decisions. However, mistakes and poor choices can be magnified by the sheer scale of being America’s number one business and largest private employer. And with over 4,000 stores in the U.S. alone, and a business that grossed $400 billion dollars last year in sales, mistakes are clearly something to avoid. Mr. Zimmerman is here to talk about efficiency, saving money, and the right decisions when implementing changes.

More about Charles Zimmerman
Charles R. Zimmerman is currently the vice-president of Design and Construction for the International Division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He has held various Design and Construction related positions in both the US and International Divisions of Wal-Mart since 1997. From 2005 until 2008 he also led the “Sustainable Buildings Network” at Wal-Mart. This network, among other things, was charged with increasing the overall energy efficiency of new and existing buildings in the US by 20-30 %. Today Mr. Zimmerman leads the International Project 37 Team, which is charged with a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Wal-Mart’s existing stores around the world by the end of 2012. Previously, he worked in both the consulting industry and for the Texas State Department of Highways. In the last few years, Mr. Zimmerman has testified before the U.S. Congress on four separate occasions regarding energy efficiency matters. In 2009, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus for the University of Arkansas’ College of Engineering and was named that college’s Advisory Council. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, a registered professional engineer, a member of the Arkansas Academy of Civil Engineers, and a past member of the advisory board for the California Energy Efficiency Center at UC – Davis. Mr. Zimmerman currently serves on the Boards for the Northwest Arkansas Council and the Upper White River Basin Foundation.

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About Christopher Springmann

Christopher Springmann is Executive Producer and Senior Correspondent of Life, Love and Health, the award-winning health and wellness program that reaches millions daily on multiple news, talk and sports channels including Sirius XM, CNN, FOX, NPR affiliates, American Forces Network, and HealthRadio.net.

Life, Love and Health is also Mr. Springmann’s latest endeavor in a journey of “creative convergence” that started as a photographer for Time, Fortune, National Geographic and Smithsonian magazines. He moved into writing leadership profiles for Chief Executive and California CEO magazines, which in turn provided the inspiration for creating Life, Love and Health: to fulfill the unmet need of telling America’s health story. Mr. Springmann meets this need in entertaining and emotionally engaging ways, with the authentic voices of real people, including a diverse group of doctors and nurses, patients and their families, plus researchers and innovators in the health-and-wellness field. He relies on the credibility and persuasiveness of people’s passionate storytelling to get the point across. People identify with the experiences of others and are encouraged to take positive, attainable actions to improve their personal and family health.

Christopher is also the Host of Life, Love and Health on WomensRadio. Life, Love and Health seeks to ultimately make a difference in people’s lives by encouraging individuals to take positive, attainable actions to improve their personal and family health.