Researching‚ Recording and Responding Danial Quettawala London School of Business and Finance 16-9-2013 Contents Introduction 2 Research Question 2 Methodology 2 Case Study/Analysis 3 Conclusion 5 References 6 Introduction In global markets‚ modern corporates have significant power to exercise a positive influence in the countries‚ where they buy goods and services from global suppliers in bulk. Recognising this influence is the first step to understand the contribution
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QUESTION 1 As completely as possible‚ sketch the supply chain for Zara from raw materials to consumer purchase. ANSWER ZARA’S SUPPLY CHAIN Description Zara makes about 40% of their raw material (fabric). The remaining 60% is outsourced from within Spain‚ mostly from the La Curuna. Designing of clothes at Zara is done by creative teams of over 300 professionals at the headquarters in La Curuna‚ Spain. They act on the information fed to them from the stores managers. The first stage in
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shorten the time from order to arrival. Commanding‚ which is lead‚ select‚ and evaluate workers. Zara employ a creative team of 200 professionals to help it keep up with the latest fashions. Coordinating‚ which is fit diverse efforts together. Inditex‚ (Zara’s parent company) will monitor each stage of sale to make sure everything goes well‚ since design‚ production‚ distribution‚ and retail sales all controlled by them. Controlling‚ which is make sure things happen according to plan‚ take
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competitors do wish to adapt an efficient and effective supply chain similar to Zara but they find it difficult to adopt. According to Economist (2012)‚ one of the executives at Gap has answered by saying “I would love to organize my business like Inditex but for this we must rebuild our company and start from scratch”. However‚ a consultancy‚ Isabel of Planet Retails reports to have said that retailers such as Gap and George are looking further to move their production hub from Asia to somewhere near
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Títol : Zara and Benetton: Comparison of two business models Volum: I de I Alumne:Amalia Paola Palladino Director/Ponent:Jose M. Cabré Garcia Departament:Organización de Empresas (OE) Data: 28 Junio 2010 Data:28 June 2010 DADES DEL PROJECTE Títol del Projecte: Zara and Benetton : Comparison of two business models Nom de l ’estudiant:Amalia Paola Palladino Titulació:Ingenieria Superior Infomatica Crèdits:37‚5 Director/Ponent: Jose M. Cabré Garcia Departament:Organizazión de empresas
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distributors work as a unified system. One channel owns the others. They have a corporate VMS system‚ because Zara has managed to build a system that is controlled from the headquarters and it allows a quick response to decide and solve problems. Inditex‚ Zara’s parent company owns most of the resources to design‚ produce and distribute. Recommendations: Instead of doing everything themselves‚ Zara could train their managers in the local stores to already make quick decisions than to just send
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A Critical Analysis of Hennes & Mauritz’s Business Strategy Introduction: Hennes & Mauritz‚ better known as H&M‚ is a clothing retail chain store‚ founded in Sweden in 1947. Nowadays‚ under the responsibility of Karl-Johan Persson who succeeded Rolf Eriken in July 2009‚ H&M has become an international reference of fashion and quality at the best price‚ covering 34 markets‚ in Europe‚ North America‚ Asia‚ Middle East and North Africa (Egypt)‚ and with around 1‚800 stores worldwide.
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PESTEL China 1. Politics Today’s China is the most populous country in the world and is so one of the most important political and economical forces in the world. 1.1. Country name In English China is official called “People’s Republic of China” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html and in Chinese “Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo” https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html. 1.2. Capital The capital of China is Beijing‚ which is located
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1. Introduction Nowadays‚ Zara and Chanel are known worldwide as two successful brands. The former is a mass clothing retailer whose production takes only weeks whereas the latter is perceived as one of the most established retailers in haute couture‚ specialising in luxury goods whose production takes months. Zara has more than 800 stores worldwide‚ in sharp contrast to Chanel which has about 160 boutiques (wilkepedia). Coco Chanel founded her brand 106 years ago while Amancio Ortega created
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Introduction Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies. It belongs to Inditex‚ one of the world’s largest distribution groups. According to its official website‚ Zara treated the customer as the heart of unique business model. Ryanair is one of the world’s favorite airlines operating over 1‚500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1‚500 low fare routes across 28 countries‚ connecting over 168 destinations. Zara and Ryanair have been a great success in their own industry. Both
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