Aalborg University BSc Economics and Business Administration 2012 October 24BSc Economics and Business Administration Mini Project The ZARA Case Study in Economics and The Organisation of Economic Activity The report has been prepared by: Inga Dragunaite ___________________________________ Justina Vaidziulyte ___________________________________ Kristina Kirilova ___________________________________ Aleksandar Varbanov
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Definition The economic environment consists of external factors in a business’ market and the broader economy that can influence a business. You can divide the economic environment into the microeconomic environment‚ which affects business decision-making such as individual actions of firms and consumers‚ and the macroeconomic environment‚ which affects an entire economy and all of its participants. Many economic factors act as external constraints on your business‚ which means that you have little
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1. Zara profile Zara is the most internationalized of Inditex’s chains which owned by Spanish tycoon Amancia Ortega. The first Zara store opened in 1975 and there are more than 1‚500 Zara stores around the world until now. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores‚ compared with a six-month industry average‚ and launches around 10‚000 new design each year. Zara has resisted the industry –wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production to
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CNN.com - Zara‚ a Spanish success story - June 15 2001 http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/programs/yourbus... MAINPAGE EUROPE WORLD WEATHER BUSINESS markets market data technology tech markets currencies biz international SCI-TECH ENTERTAINMENT IN-DEPTH NEWS BRIEF SPORT Zara‚ a Spanish success * story June 15‚ 2001 Posted: 4:37 AM EDT (0837 GMT) Your Business Your World Success without sweatshops • Zara does things differently LONDON‚ England (CNN) -- In an era when clothing retailers
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A macro environment comprises the external factors that can influence a business. These factors are often out of the control or management ability of a company. Factors typically include economic‚ demographic‚ political‚ and technological forces in business. Business owners and managers often spend copious amount of time and effort to assess the overall economic environment in order to determine the number and strength of each factor. Strategies and performance reviews can help owners and managers
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ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Introduction 1. The world is entering another millennium. Amidst the situation of dramatic revolution in technology in almost every sphere of life‚ humankind is probably preparing it to face the new challenges of the coming millennium. Though many challenges are yet to be identified‚ their number is not at all encouraging and it is difficult to set priorities. 2. The most challenging is probably the population boom. Because‚ together with this problem
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ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF INDIA Section – A I. Economic Environment : Meaning‚ Factors affecting Economic Environment‚ Basic Features of Indian Economy‚ India in World Economy. Economic Policies : Agriculture Policy‚ Industrial Policy‚ Commercial Policy & Fiscal Policy. Economic Planning : Meaning‚ Importance‚ Objectives & Techniques of Planning. II. III. Section – B I. Significance of Agriculture in Indian Economy and New Agriculture Strategy. Agriculture Finance (specially Kisan Credit Card)‚
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Zara Supply Chain Report By: A.H. C.L. H.L. S.H. X.W. Humble Beginnings In 1975‚ Amancio Ortea Gaona started Inditex Corporation in his first small shop in a remote town in Spain‚ Arteixo. Only 35 years later‚ it has emerged the largest apparel company in the world—Zara. Currently‚ Zara’s headquarters and two distribution centers are located in this small Spanish town. Zara broke a new path between the traditional high fashion and the mass fashion strategies; it provides
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Zara as being one of the major international clothing retailers stands out with its business and marketing model. Zara is also often one step ahead of the high-fashion ready-to-wear brands by providing similar garments made with less expensive fabric so prices much lower. Zara’s business model is characterized by flexibility‚ which is a production method that fulfils demand in order to manage quick turn-around‚ limited season stock and at a low price. The secret to Zara’s success is that‚ although
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Zara currently using Dos based operating system. Because of outdated system‚ Currently there are many problems occur in the company operations. Essential problems identified is store managers waste too much time on ordering‚ checking stock‚ inventory. POS system are not linked together which causes big problem of real time data. Further analysis shows Administrative systems. Zara is located in many countries with many currencies and a commercial application would not accommodate unless modified
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