The case of Zara – The Postponement strategy I) Introduction In order to compete in the world of rising globalization and shortening of product life cycle nowadays‚ firms have to deal with the demand for increasing product variety to meet the diverse needs of customers. Mass customization has become a requirement for many businesses especially in the dynamic‚ fast-changing industries. However‚ the more product varieties‚ the more difficult it is to forecast demand‚ control inventory and manufacture
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Introduced to Thailand for the first time in February of 2006‚ Zara today has three stores located in the three most luxurious malls of Bangkok. Zara’s much anticipated opening was very well received by the Thai community. This study investigates views from both Zara and its customers in order to identify important issues regarding consumer’s interaction with Zara and vice versa. An in-depth interview with Zara’s brand manager introduced three main issues concerning value perception from consumers
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1. Why is it important for a firm to periodically review its logistics network design? How do a firm’s requirements for its logistics network change over time? 為何公司週期性地檢視物流網路設計是重要的？公司該如何要求物流網路隨著時間改變？ The factors that affect the performance of the logistics network are not static‚ i.e.‚ they change over time. These factors include demand‚ product design‚ various costs in the logistics network‚ regulations‚ contracts‚ etc. The effects of these dynamics need to be evaluated periodically in order
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ZARA RESOURCES Tangible resources Financial resources: Inditex‚ the parent company of Zara had a net profit in 2011 of 1.73 billion euros: a jump of 32% of its net profit of 2010. Physical resources: Moreover Zara has 507 stores around the world with a total selling area of 488‚400 m² and 1‚050 million of Inditex’s capital invested into them. It also owns a 130‚000 m² warehouse closed to its headquarters in Arteixo‚ Spain. Zara also purchased 20 factories that were highly automated
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University Ss. “Cyril and Methodius“- Skopje Faculty of Economics [pic] Subject: The influence of the Logistics and Supply Chain for the improvement of the International Trade Made by: Mentor: Daniela Davkova 52532 PhD. Lidija Pulevska Ivanovska Jelena Zafirovska 52587 Skopje‚ 2012 Contents: Introduction..............
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Globalization and the consequently expansion of the geographical firm’s borders led an increase of the international transport’s demand‚ promoting the develop of transport’s sector. In fact‚ the growth of the amount of freight being traded‚ as well as‚ a great variety of origins and destinations promotes the importance of international transportation as a fundamental element supporting the global economy. In particular‚ since the trading distances involved are often considerable‚ there has been
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Fast fashion strategy 8 c Global distribution strategy 9 3.3.2 Strategy analysis 9 a Strategic Advantages 9 b Strategic Drawbacks 10 4.0 Recommendation 10 5.0 Conclusion 12 6.0 Reference 13 1.0 Introduction This report is about ZARA which is a global brand of clothing owned by the Inditex Group. It is the world’s third-clothing retailer‚ one of the world’s four major fashion chain (the other three are the United States of casual fashion giant GAP‚ the Swedish fashion giant H &
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Supply Chain Management Strategy of the Retail Brand Zara Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to understand and analyze fashion retail brand Zara’s secret behind its successful supply chain management. Zara has been the pioneer in agile supply chain management and for popularizing the trend of fast moving fashion. Therefore‚ with the help of this example‚ agile distribution management has also been discussed in this paper. Additionally‚ computer hardware brand Dell and Australia’s leading
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Product classification of Zara • Most clothing are classified as an “durable good” as they are used up slowly‚ • Clothing doesn’t need to be disposed of after being worn once‚ but rather could be cleaned and reword until a tear within the seams or a stain kills it‚ or ultimately it goes out of style [pic] Product Lifecycle • Due to the clothing industry is mainly backed behind by what is “cool” or “hip” to date‚ clothing often needs to refresh its look in order to attract customers to purchase
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ZARA: Fast Fashion The Spanish retail chain Zara has unique supply chain management practices that enable it to gain a competitive advantage over other fashion retailers in the industry. Zara’s rapid response time enables the firm to quickly respond to changing fashions while deliberately under producing products. This strategy‚ which is supported by competencies in logistic management‚ design and information systems‚ allows the company to maintain less inventory and higher profit margins and is
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