Perey‚ Lauren Alexis G. Pili‚ Alessandra Emile F. 3TE-4 OR CASE STUDY Zara Uses Operations Research to Reengineer Its Global Distribution Process 1. OR Approach A. Problem Analysis: “Fast fashion” is a term often associated with this Spanish clothing manufacturer and retailer‚ which has rapidly sped up the process of designing and delivering fashionable clothes throughout the world. Zara’s supply chain includes two primary warehouses located in Spain that periodically receive shipments
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Zara Case Analysis Focused on manufacturing affordable yet high fashion concept apparels for women‚ men and child‚ Zara is one of the most popular fashion brands in the world now. It is also one of my most frequently visited boutiques. The success of Zara is not a miracle; it is the result of successful operation management. First of all‚ Zara has a special planning and design cycle. Zara hires 200 designers and make 11‚000 styles of apparels every year‚ which is about 5 times as many as comparable
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ZARA-Internationalization Analysis When it comes to internationalization strategies‚ ZARA is the perfect case to look at. By putting in practice a set of different strategies‚ ZARA has accomplished great positioning worldwide and is one of the most recognized brands in the apparel market. Listed below are the main internationalization strategies ZARA has used to become one of the leading clothing brands in the world. Operating Filial When ZARA first started opening stores outside of Spain
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Zara Case Analysis Zara’s Marketing Strategy • Produce a product that can adjust and fit multiple trends and can adapt quickly to new style. • Pride itself on its location (usually on the best street in big cities) as opposed to spending money on public advertisements. • Target a youthful and vibrant culture. • Have current and efficient technology in their stores. Target Market • Young‚ fashion- conscious city dwellers. • Rapidly changing style that needed to cater to people who were not
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VERTICAL INTEGRATION: A way to measure if a firm has high vertical integration is through a value added in sales ratio. If it is high‚ this means that the firm is vertically integrated. Volkswagen’s sales are one of the highest with respect to its competitors. Volkswagen is known for being a “manufacturer in-house” because of its extensive set of operations‚ facilitating a high level of vertical integration in most of its plants. Not only include the process of manufacture‚ it also includes the
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merchandiser to have deeper understanding about the latest visual merchandising and windows display which issued by the headquarter team. Intranet is a cost-effective method that share the information at once and worldwide can be seen those information. Since Zara expands its business to more than 200 stores located over 88 countries‚ Intranet can be the platform that time of seeking documents can be saved. As a result‚ productivity can be enhanced as time can be saved and files are concentrated in one platform
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What is the meaning of vertical integration? When the company expands its business in areas that are at various points on the way to the production itself‚ such as when the plant has a supplier and / or distributor. Vertical integration can help companies reduce costs and improve efficiency by reducing transportation costs and reduce the time it takes‚ among other advantages. However‚ sometimes it is more effective for the company to rely on the expertise and economies of scale from other companies
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Simple Vertical Boiler Simple vertical boiler is a boiler which is constructed vertically and produces steam at low pressure and in small quantities. Therefore simple vertical boiler is used in low power generation or in places where space is limited. Construction of this boiler type is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Simple Vertical Boiler Simple vertical boiler consists of wall cylinder which surrounding the cylindrical fire box. Cylindrical fire box is tapped on it where steam flow to
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triples‚ then the budget line will become steeper. FALSE 5. If good 1 is measured on the horizontal axis and good 2 is measured on the vertical axis‚ and if the price of good 1 is p1 and the price of good 2 is p2; then the slope of the budget line is ��p2=p1. FALSE 6. If Good 1 is on the horizontal axis and Good 2 is on the vertical axis‚ then an increase in the price of Good 1 will not change the horizontal intercept of the budget line. FALSE 7. If there are two goods and the prices of both
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Internationnal marketing Case study – Zara Question 1 The close relationship between manufacturing and retailing make Zara different from the others specialty apparel retailers. His motto could be « fast and fashion ». Zara controls all phases of production of its clothing from design to distribution. A choice taken by the will of the company to « adapt to the client’s request in minimum time.»‚ for Zara‚ the most important thing is time. Zara has a highly flexible tool for producing close
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