Zara Supply Chain China
Case Study and Exercises
Exercise #1
We were given the formula of distance , where
D – Distance from location L (distribution center) to location I (consumption point);
- X coordinate of the warehouse l (distribution);
- X coordinate of the store i (consumption);
- Y coordinate of the warehouse l (distribution);
- Y coordinate of the store i (consumption).
Consequently, applying these formula in the Excel we receive the following result:
Then, multiplying the distance by the amount of demand and summing up for each relevant location, we get:
Thus, the answer is LOCAY, because it has the minimal score.
Exercise #2
Using provided formulas , where
- X coordinate of the optimal location for warehouse;
- Y coordinate of the optimal location;
- X coordinate of store i;
- Y coordinate of store i;
- Load (or Demand) of the store i,
we get
And finally
The answer is (8;11).
Zara's Case Study
Company Profile
Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies with 1671 stores around the globe. It is a part of Inditex holding. Inditex is one of the world's largest fashion retailers, welcoming shoppers at its eight store formats -Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe - boasting 5.693 stores in 85 markets [www.inditex.com], [www.zara.com].
In 1975 the first Zara shop was founded in Spain. In 1976-1984 In-Spain expansion takes place. In 1988 it enters Portuguese market. Followed by US and France, it quickly becomes world-brand and until 2006 it had 52 countries which held retail operations of the company.
Zara concentrates on the three principles to satisfy the customer [http://ru.scribd.com/doc/27372254/Supply-Chain-Practices-of-Zara#]: Short lead Time which results in “more” fashionable clothes Lower quantities – scarce supply More styles, which create a greater possibility of attracting needed customers.
1) Zara's designing process organized in a way such that
Exercise #1
We were given the formula of distance , where
D – Distance from location L (distribution center) to location I (consumption point);
- X coordinate of the warehouse l (distribution);
- X coordinate of the store i (consumption);
- Y coordinate of the warehouse l (distribution);
- Y coordinate of the store i (consumption).
Consequently, applying these formula in the Excel we receive the following result:
Then, multiplying the distance by the amount of demand and summing up for each relevant location, we get:
Thus, the answer is LOCAY, because it has the minimal score.
Exercise #2
Using provided formulas , where
- X coordinate of the optimal location for warehouse;
- Y coordinate of the optimal location;
- X coordinate of store i;
- Y coordinate of store i;
- Load (or Demand) of the store i,
we get
And finally
The answer is (8;11).
Zara's Case Study
Company Profile
Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies with 1671 stores around the globe. It is a part of Inditex holding. Inditex is one of the world's largest fashion retailers, welcoming shoppers at its eight store formats -Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterqüe - boasting 5.693 stores in 85 markets [www.inditex.com], [www.zara.com].
In 1975 the first Zara shop was founded in Spain. In 1976-1984 In-Spain expansion takes place. In 1988 it enters Portuguese market. Followed by US and France, it quickly becomes world-brand and until 2006 it had 52 countries which held retail operations of the company.
Zara concentrates on the three principles to satisfy the customer [http://ru.scribd.com/doc/27372254/Supply-Chain-Practices-of-Zara#]: Short lead Time which results in “more” fashionable clothes Lower quantities – scarce supply More styles, which create a greater possibility of attracting needed customers.
1) Zara's designing process organized in a way such that