1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 CS1208 The Association of Business Executives Advanced Diploma 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CASE STUDY Marks & Spencer plc afternoon 2 December 2008 This is an open-book examination and you may consult any previously prepared written material or texts during the examination. Only answers that are written during the examination in the answerbook supplied by the examination centre will be marked. CS1208
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Summary INTRODUCTION 3 I. HISTORICAL CONTEXT 3 A. Presentation of Marks & Spencer 3 B. Marks & Spencer’s strategy and its evolution 7 II. DISCUSSION 9 A. The evolutions in the area of operations management 9 B. The new goals of Operations Management 10 CONCLUSION 11 APPENDIX 12 INTRODUCTION Operations management includes the conception of a product; the planning of the material‚ financial and human resources‚ and the recording and the control of the
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1. Background to organisational strategic change. Marks and Spencer plc is a UK-based company. Many people regard the business as a national institution. It is lovingly called "M&S" and "Marks and Sparks". M&S is known as a best retailer. There are over 370 Marks & Spencer stores throughout the UK that sell clothing‚ food and household goods. The core of its retailing business is clothing‚ particularly women’s. Over 80% of Marks & Spencer’s stores are sited in traditional high
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INTRODUCTION COMPANT OVERVIEW Marks and Spencer is an international multi-channel retailer that has been running for 129 years. It now operates in “over 50 territories worldwide” and employs “almost 82‚000 people”‚ (Marks and Spencer plc‚ 2013). It’s dependence on its origin country; the UK is progressively being reduced due to its international focus. M&S’ UK turnover consists of 54% food and 46% general merchandise‚ including home ware‚ clothing‚ lingerie etc. It is currently growing its e-commerce
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Contents 1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………….2 2 How M&S does business: “Plan A”……………………………………………………………...2 3 M&S performance………………...………………………………………………………………3 3.1 Group operating profits………………………………………………………………………3 3.2 Food market performance……………………………………………………………………4 4 Three C’s…………………………………………………………………………………………..5 4.1 Customers……………………………………………………………………………………...6 4.2 Competitors……………………………………………………………………………………7 4.2.1 Competitors Analysis Framework……………………………………………………….8
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M&S CSR Report Marks and Spencer have always had a keen interest in corporate social responsibility‚ however until recent changes they have taken a large step forward and taken it upon themselves to create new plans on how‚ as a company they can become “the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015” (M&S Press Release 1-March-2010). From an early start M&S in 1930’s had a moral element; they offered several staff welfare services which included pensions as well as dental and health
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54751 Rodrigo Silva | 54741 Vanessa Pacheco | 54753 2012/2013 GEB1 Operations Management I 1 Operations Management I Index 1. Introduction 3 2. Development 4 2.1. History 4 2.2. Marks & Spencer pre reorganization 4 2.2.1. Crisis 2.3. Marks & Spencer after reorganization 5 6 2.3.1. Strategy changes 6 2.3.2. Brand 8 2.3.2.1. The Perfect and Classic Collection 8 2.3.2.2. The Autograph 8 2.3.2.3. per una 8 2.4. Order winners
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Company overview Marks and Spencer‚ also known as M&S‚ is a major British retailer. It currently specializes in selling of apparel and luxury food items. M&S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Spencer Leeds. The establishment started out as market stalls throughout England. In the beginning‚ M&S built its reputation on the policy of only selling British made merchandise and using British suppliers and M&S’s emphasis became on quality and getting value for your money. M&S established its
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