Date of Graduation
5-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Finance
Advisor/Mentor
Akins, Bill
Abstract
AI has revolutionized various processes throughout the value chain. When taking a focused look at Marketing and Supply chain functions, however, the two largest retailers in the world, Walmart and Amazon, have led the charge towards AI modernity within implementation. With AI’s impact on business taking the forefront of the collective consciousness, innovations have seemed to emerge daily. Agentic AI is the newest “flavor of the month” that is promising to further optimize and provide value to businesses and their different needs. With this advancement in AI reasoning, the realm of innovative possibilities has expanded greatly. This in combination with the lessons learned from Walmart and Amazon’s effective AI implementation represents a promising way of further automating and combining marketing and supply chain functions.
Keywords
AI; Agentic; Walmart; Amazon
Citation
Nelson, A. C. (2025). Guiding Principles for Successful AI Integration & Agentic AI: The Next Step in AI Evolution. Marketing Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/mktguht/108