success. Spaniards have become used to visiting Zara frequently‚ as there is always a new product. Zara launches 100 different collections every year‚ with over 11000 models‚ none lasting more than five weeks in production and with an average lead-time (design to store delivery) of four weeks. Inditex‚ the group to which the brand Zara belongs owns five brands with over 1000 stores in more than 30 countries. Although its global sales are still one sixth those of Gap‚ its sales have increased at an
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CHALLENGES FOR LOGISTIC & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN SLOWDOWN A distinct feature of this economic slowdown is the direct degradation of consumer’s assets which has wiped out hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. And consumers have responded by spending conservatively and concentrating on improving their savings. This new era of low spending and unpredictable consumer behaviour has rendered many demand-forecasting models inaccurate or even obsolete. Therefore‚ companies across the world are
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cooperation and proper guidelines for this. Our heartfelt thanks go to Mohammad Anwar Hossain‚ course instructor of Business Logistics (413) for providing us the opportunity and for his appropriate suggestions‚ moral support and invaluable co-operation from time to
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Zara Company supply chain management system. It divides the supply chain process into three distinct phases. It shows how the company has managed to embrace technology to deliver its products to customers in real time. The paper also contains a comparison between Zara and its main global competitor in the market. The paper concludes by outlining some of the challenges the company is facing as it expands into the Middle East and other regions in the world. Zara Supply Chain Management Introduction
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Environment Bus. Strat. Env. 17‚ 260–271 (2008) Published online 20 July 2006 in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) DOI: 10.1002/bse.527 Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Tourism Xavier Font‚* Richard Tapper‚ Karen Schwartz and Marianna Kornilaki Leeds Metropolitan University‚ UK ABSTRACT Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) encapsulates the trend to use purchasing policies and practices to facilitate sustainable development at the tourist destination. Most research has focused
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Abstract This paper describes the basic philosophy to supply chain management in order to develop and implement comprehensive supply chain strategies for Sony Corporation in global operation. Sony is committed to fulfilling its responsibility to society as a corporate citizen‚ including managing its supply chain in a responsible manner. To achieve this goal‚ Sony is working with its business partners‚ suppliers and subcontractors to help ensure that they adhere to the same high standards as Sony
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India Discusses its Supply Chain Strategy By Jayashree Kini-Mendes Feature | 257 days ago | LG Electronics India believes in reaching products to people on-demand. Somebody impressed the market with a sense of enterprise‚ depth of vision‚ efficiency of service and the durability of products. Jayashree Mendes meets the Vice-President (Head – SCM) of LG Electronics India‚ KK Kaul‚ the man behind this movement. He has been working with the company since LG India set up operations in India in 1997
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STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN A LARGE BAKERY Miranda Robinson‚ Walter Fernandez‚ Sigi Goode School of Accounting and Business Information Systems‚ The Australian National University‚ Canberra‚ Australia Corresponding author: sigi.goode@anu.edu.au ABSTRACT Electronic Commerce has ignited a range of risks and opportunities in the field of Supply Chain Management (SCM). To minimise these risks and maximise potential payoff‚ carefully thought out research into the area is needed. This
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Q1a. What is Demand Chain Challenges ? At present‚ there appear to be four main challenges to progress in transforming Demand Chains and making them faster‚ leaner and better: Linking Demand and Supply Chains Demand Chain Information Systems Demand Chain Process Re-Engineering\ Demand chain budget segmentation‚ targeting and optimization Linking demand and supply chains The core problem from the supply chain perspective is getting good demand plans and forecasts from the people driving demand: marketing
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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