Management Seminar 1 A Case Study: H&M in fast fashion: continued success I Dr. Maria Balta Questions 3/10/15 1. In which areas does H&M have strategic capabilities and what are they? 2. What are H&M’s threshold and distinctive resources and competences? 3. In what areas and functions do H&M’s strategic capabilities provide for competitive advantage? 4. To what extent can they be sustained? Brunel University London Presentation Title 2 H&M in fast fashion: continued success I 3/10/15 Background
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Management Fast Fashion Industry [pic] MBA 4642 - Products & Processes Module Leader: Dr. Louise Boutler Venkatesh Kumar Subburaj Assignment 2 (Individual) Word Count: 2193 M00328327 04.04.2011 Middlesex University Business School Contents ABSTRACT 3 1. Introduction 4 1.1 Nature of fast fashion industry 4 2. Importance of agile supply chain in fast fashion industry 5 3. Managing the Fashion logistics pipeline 6 4. Global Quick Response (GQR) in Fashion Industries
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(a) Products:- (i) Bombay Rayon Fashions Ltd.- Fabrics‚ Apparel‚ retail‚ Trims(buttons)‚ Yarns. (i) Competitor Company 1-Mandhana Industries Limited: The company produces/offers fabrics‚ which includes cotton and cotton blends with Lycra‚ bamboos‚ flax‚ viscose‚ modal‚ and polyester clothing. It also offers yarn dyed shirts (and specialized finished fabrics‚ such as ETI)‚ mosquito repellants‚ water and oil repellant‚ Ultra violet protected‚ anti-bacterial‚ stain free Takara finish and other quick
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Zara – Solutions: Zara is a world famous Retail Chain based in Spain and is extremely successful in their supply chain. Questions: 1. What is Zara’s Business Model and its unique Supply Chain strategy? Zara’s business model can be broken down into three basic components: concept‚ capabilities‚ and value drivers. Concept is to maintain design‚ production‚ and distribution processes that will enable Zara to respond quickly to shifts in consumer demands. Capabilities: Zara maintains
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approach it is the closest competitor from the financial point of view. H&M differs from Zara because it outsources all of the production‚ it is more price oriented and spends more money on advertising. But both companies are based in Europe‚ are fashion forward at lower price retailers‚ and have a strong international expansion strategy. Exhibit 6 indicates that the financial results of Inditex and H&M seem to be very comparable. However‚ a closer analysis reveals that Inditex has enjoyed a competitive
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External issues: * Stock valuation- Rapid profitable growth in 2001 caused stock to be overinflated to real earnings expectations. The growth rate of 20% is being passed down from the Board’s estimates. * Increased Consumer variation- Within Western Europe there are instances of country separation of important product factors. Consumers have differing tastes locally. * Steep competition- Firms like the Gap and Benetton were eagerly awaiting a chance to move on Inditex market share
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(A) SWOT Analysis: Strengths – Years of experience working‚ managing and owning a fast food restaurant Good communication skills with customers Friendly attitude with customers and staff Being able to mentor staff as I have years of experience in this field Weaknesses – Health problems Fatigue I have to look after my family which includes young children personally sometimes causing me to work less Opportunities – To franchise and own more fast food
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MN3027 – STRATEGY IN ACTION ASSIGNMENT 2 – 3‚000 words ZARA: FAST‚ FASHION from SAVVY SYSTEMS Contents Contents 2 1.0 Introduction and Key Issues: 4 2.0 Present Vision‚ Mission‚ and Corporate Objectives: 5 3.0 Situational Analysis: 6 3.1 Environmental Analysis: 7 3.1.1 PESTLE: 7 3.1.2 Market Structures: 9 3.2 Industrial Analysis: 9 3.2.1 Competitive Forces: 9 3.2.2 Strategic Groups: 11 3.2.3 Key Factors for Success: 12 3.2.3 Competitor Profiles: 13
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innovation See our website for useful workshop materials: www.forumforthefuture.org/projects/fashion-workshopmaterials about fashion futures • Joint project between Levi Strauss & Co and Forum for the Future • In consultation with over 40 experts‚ we constructed four plausible‚ stretching scenarios for what the global fashion industry could look like in 2025 • Began in October 2008 and launched at London Fashion Week in Feb 2010 – an engaging online report and printed executive summary – four short
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Zara IT for Fast Fashion Case Notes Identify decision issue‚ and your role as a decision maker Salgado and Sanchez need to decide if it is the right time to update Zara’s information technology. The key concern is the outdated operating system they use for their point of sale (POS) terminals. Should they purchase the current POS machines from their vendors so that they can support their needs in case the vendor changes their machines to new technology? Or should they move to using new operating
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