International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management‚ Vol. 32‚ 2004 Issue 8‚ pp367-376 CREATING AGILE SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY by Martin Christopher‚ Robert Lowson & Helen Peck ABSTRACT Fashion markets are synonymous with rapid change and‚ as a result‚ commercial success or failure in those markets is largely determined by the organisation’s flexibility and responsiveness. Responsiveness is characterised by short time-to-market‚ the ability to scale up (or down) quickly and
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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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wondered how the glamor of the fashion world reaches out to millions of people all over the globe. It is simply because of an aspect known as fashion journalism. For those wanting to make it big in the fashion industry‚ fashion journalism is probably the best choice. Fashion journalism is a wide term which is generally used in direct relation with the fashion media. As the name suggests‚ this is a concept that includes everything related to publicity of the fashion industry. The primary aim is to let
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style or trend was evolved that began the advent of fashion in people. An interesting factor about fashion is that it was phenomenon happened not only among a particular community but was spread all over the world with variations. Fashion is simply defined as a style or trend that is followed by people in their clothing and accessories. To a certain extend fashion also denotes the behavioral pattern of a person. A person who follows the norms in fashion is always conscious about the way he present before
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Fashion Fashion plays an important role in the modern society. But people have different attitudes to fashion. Some are indifferent; they do not care what they wear. Others‚ especially women are very choosy and particular about what to wear and like to spend a lot of money on clothes. The styles of clothing have been influenced by different factors‚ such as geography‚ religion‚ climate‚ poverty or wealth. The way we dress also depends on our taste‚ on the season and the proper occasion. We
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“Fashion is Hollywood” People are influenced by celebrities every day. They watch their movies‚ listen to their latest songs‚ or read about their stunning red carpet gowns in magazines. But fashion has been the biggest inspiration to the modern-day consumer with celebrities designing fashion lines of their own. Everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Hilary Duff has created their own clothing or accessory line. Some celebrities have done exceptionally well when creating a fashion line; for
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Causes of Globalization While it is truethat state ventures (or adventures) have at times driven the process‚ e.g. the colonial conquests‚ the globalization process has largely reflected market forces‚ specifically‚ the exploitation by large and smaller businesses in the world of benefits from trade in commodities‚ goods‚ services‚ capital‚ and even labor‚ and of opportunities for new investments and markets. The process of global economic integration was perpetrated at the behest of
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Jennie Yabroff disassembles the fashion world and what it is reforming itself as it expands. Yabroff explains the reasoning behind the fashion world and its drastic change is because the faces of the people wearing the clothing are changing. Stereotypical models that we used to seeing in magazines‚ commercials‚ and ads are beginning to look more like normal people. Why the faces of the fashion industry changing? Many aren’t sure‚ but Yabroff believes that fashion gurus are noticing that sales are
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Americanization of Globalization Denzel Speights English 1133: Freshman Composition II November 21‚ 2012 American business is renowned for its domination in food‚ clothing‚ media‚ and technology. Various cultures and companies know that America’s marketing strategy isn’t like any one else in the world. Their business comes on a large scale to showcase everything on a worldwide media market. American companies are Globalizing societies by Americanizing them
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ENG 150 18 October 2012 The Negative Effects of the Fashion Industry on Eating Disorders While it’s fashion week in London‚ the size “zero” models start to prepare for the big show by purging to be as thin as possible. Most models starve themselves in order to achieve the “waif”‚ stick-thin figure; it becomes so addictive‚ almost like second nature that it further leads to serious eating disorders. From recent studies‚ today’s model weighs about 23% less than the normal woman. Clearly‚ most
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