1. Zara is a Spanish clothing retailer which has 1700 stores in all over 78 countries. 2. Zara has continually maintained its mission to provide fast‚ affordable‚ and fashionable items. 3. Zara’s supply chain has undergone tremendous changes in order to sustain its competitive advantage in today’s market. 4. Zara holds 6 days worth of inventory‚ while H&M holds 52 days‚ and Spanish retailer Cortefiel holds 94 days of inventory. 5. Launched approximately 11‚000 new items per year
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are aware of the pending new technology and as a result‚ demand will decrease to zero on day 1460. Operations and Finance Jacobs’ distribution network consists of a single factory and a single warehouse‚ both in Calopeia. The warehouse only supplies air conditioner retrofit kit manufacturers‚ who are all in Calopeia. Jacobs produces its chemical in batches‚ loads the chemical into small plastic drums‚ and then transports the drums from the factory to the warehouse by truck. The warehouse sends
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electronic commerce company that was established by Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal in 2007 and now it is India’s largest online retailers with sales of 1 billion$ for year 2013-14. With a strong focus on customer service‚ it has developed an efficient supply chain which focuses on maximising customer satisfaction. The objective is to provide a memorable online shopping experience to their customers so that they come back again and again using innovative services like Cash on Delivery‚ a 30-day replacement
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purchasing is more detailed: “The management of the company’s external resources in such a way that the supply of all goods‚ services‚ capabilities and knowledge which are necessary for running‚ maintaining and managing the company’s primary and support activities is secured at the most favourable conditions” (2010). Why is purchasing so important in business management? In his Value Chain‚ Porter represents the purchasing as a support activity in the business. Support activities are aimed at
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Value Chain Vs. Supply Chain Value Chain versus Supply Chain Value chain is a systematic approach to examine the development of competitive advantage and it consists of a series of activities that create and build value. In addition‚ it categorizes the generic value-adding activities of an organisation. The supply Chain key areas of concerns are forecasting‚ purchasing‚ production planning‚ warehousing and distribution; In addition‚ manufacturing of the product and its distribution. Additionally
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Executive Summary Unichema was a subsidiary of Unilever. It produced over half a million tons of oleochemicals yearly for customers worldwide. The oleochemical products produced by Unichema had a large application area-in polymers‚ cosmetics‚ rubber‚ textiles‚ leather‚ paper and lubricants. Customer demands and market pressures were forcing Unichema to become more competitive and more responsive to customer requirement such as lower prices‚ shorter lead times on deliveries‚ precise timing for deliveries
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Name: Fawzi Attar 8/8/2013 PS4 Over the past 20 years‚ commercial influences on scientific research have become increasingly detrimental. Discuss. In the last two decades‚ the relationship between business and science has considerably changed. Before the emergence of biotechnology‚ business and science operated in largely separate spheres. The business world had little interest in expanding scientific knowledge‚ leaving research firmly within the domain of universities
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FOOD CHAINS and FOOD WEBS There are two types of feeding relationships: autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophic organisms make their own food by the process of photosynthesis e.g. plants. Heterotrophic organisms cannot make their own food (i.e. cannot carry out photosynthesis)‚ therefore must eat other organisms to get their nutrients e.g. animals. A food chain is the feeding relationship among organisms or the series of living organisms that eat each other. A food chain shows the transfer
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SCM3006 Operations and Supply Chain Management Group Project Product: Baked Potato 1. Introduction 1.0 Introduce Baked Potato A baked potato is sometimes called a jacket potato in the United Kingdom. The baked potato has been popular in the UK and French for many years. In the mid-19th century‚ jacket potatoes were sold on the streets by hawkers during the autumn and winter months. In London‚ it was estimated that some 10 tons of baked potatoes were sold each day by this
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Supply Chain Management Network Design and Facility Location Classical Theories von Thunen Agricultural activity occurs in a “limitless plain of equal fertility” with a city in the middle Theorized that: City price = origin price + transport costs Transport costs = f {weight & distance} As a result Products having high weight/value ratio should be produced near the city (see next slide) Other Contributions Land values decrease as move from city More intense land utilization near
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