The H&M(Hennes & Mauritz)
About H&M Group-:
From a single women’s wear shop in Vasteras, Sweden, to six different brands and 2,900 stores all around the world.
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB comprises six independent brands: H&M, COS, Monki, Weekday, Cheap Monday and & Other Stories.
The width and variety of the H&M collections mean customers can always find something to suit their style and their wardrobe. There are H&M stores in 51 markets worldwide, and online shopping in 9 countries.
The collections include everything from dazzling party collections to quintessential basics and functional sportswear – for women, men, teenagers and children, and for every season or occasion. In addition to clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, make up and underwear there is also H&M Home – fashionable interiors for children and adults.
Now we will discuss about Supply Chain Management of H&M…
SCM Of H&M-:
H&M’s supply chain involves a number of processes and people: * Buyers - Our buying office is based in Stockholm, Sweden. Here, our designers, pattern makers and buyers, together with merchandisers in our production offices, create, plan and purchase our collections. * Merchandisers - Based in one of our 15 production offices in Asia and Europe, merchandisers are the link between H&M’s buying office and our suppliers. They identify which suppliers to place orders with.
* Auditors - Also based in our production offices, our sustainability team – consisting of more than 80 people – monitors suppliers’ compliance with our Code of Conduct through our Full Audit Program (FAP) and support progress with actions that go beyond monitoring.
* Suppliers - All our first-tier suppliers sign our Code of Conduct before producing for H&M and we monitor their