GAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE USING EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 1.0 Introduction Christopher (2005‚ p.5) describes supply chain management as follows: “The management of upstream and downstream relationships with suppliers and customers to deliver superior customer value at less cost to the supply chain as a whole” Until recently‚ supply chain management has been largely viewed as a necessary evil and the focus has been strictly on cost reductions. Today however‚ many are coming to the realization
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Internal analysis 3 The Value Chain 3 SMS-model 4 External analysis 4 PEST 4 Porter’s Five Forces 5 Competitor analysis 5 SWOT analysis 6 Conclusion 6 Literature 7 Enclosures 10 Enclosure 1 10 Introduction In 2009 H&M and Zara were accused of using child labour (www.ilo.org). Even though H&M is a huge company the scandal damaged the reputation of H&M and without the right recovering strategy the damages might have been fatal. Since the scandal H&M has worked
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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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Gaining Competitive Advantages Through Supply Chain Management: Success Storie TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION - 1 - 2. BACKGROUND - 1 - 3. THEORY - 2 - 4. DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS - 4 - 4.1. ZARA - 4 - 4.2. Dell - 6 - 4.3. FedEx - 6 - 4.4. Wal-Mart - 7 - 5. CONCLUSIONS - 8 - 6. REFERENCES - 9 - 1. INTRODUCTION The business environment has been suffering from fierce competition since the escalation of technology evolution and internet growth had become wildly
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Demonstrating bad timing d) Running afoul of the law e) Mobile-based alternative removes advantages Ans: b (Medium) Response: See page 67 3. Suppose Zara has a linked supply chain with Silk City‚ a fabric supplier. Zara and Silk City use IT to seamlessly exchange data‚ communicating requirements as well as delivery expectations. The relationship between Zara and Silk City is best described as: a) Strategic alliance b) Co-opetition c) Collaboration d) Dependence e) Competition Ans: a (Medium) Response:
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Zara is considered as one of the greatest global fashion companies. This belongs to the Inditex as one of the greatest groups of distribution in world. Its specific model of thebusiness is consumer –based and comprises the distribution‚ manufacture and selling of the products with the help of extensive system of group owned retailers. It has been examined that designers of Zara are continuously tracking the preferences of customer and placing the orders with the external and internal suppliers. The
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investors had experienced difficulties in sourcing products in China such as basic raw materials and components due to the poor and unsteady quality‚ late deliveries and shortage of quantity with local suppliers in the past. However‚ following with foreign investment and government’s capital‚ suppliers are getting more competitive. China becomes the most popular outsourcing provider. 2.2 Demand conditions A sophisticated domestic market is an important element to generate competitiveness. When
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19/02/2008 Source: Inditex Website Brand Quantity Zara 1‚134 Pull and Bear 520 Massimo Dutti 426 Bershka 510 Stradivarius 383 Oysho 293 Zara Home 205 Kiddy ’s Class/Skhuaban 230 TOTAL 3‚701 Inditex‚ as stated on its website‚ is one of the world’s largest fashion distributors: nearly 6 million of items were put on the market in 2006 (Figure 1). With eight sales concepts Zara‚ Pull and Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius‚ Oysho‚ Zara Home and Kiddy ’s Class they boast nowadays 3‚701
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CASE STUDY : Multinational Outsourcing and CSR. Inditex: The worldwide outsourcing garment industry and social community development in Morocco “Intermón claims that pressures on foreign clothing suppliers are smothering employees. […] In Morocco‚ where Cortefiel‚ Inditex (Zara)‚ Mango and Induyco (El Corte Inglés) manufacture their products‚ a Tangier based textile factory sold a pair of slacks to large Spanish retailers for 3.3 euros three years ago; today‚ the same item sells for 2 euros
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Apparel Industry Executive Summary It was in 1975‚ almost forty years ago when Zara‚ a small unknown Spanish apparel firm began its operations in La Coruna‚ a small seaside town located along the northwest Spanish coastline‚ approximately 300 miles from Madrid. Now the once small local apparel manufacturer has evolved into a flagship international group (The Inditex Group)‚ the parent of eight global retail chains‚ including Zara‚ Bershka‚ Massimo‚ Dutti‚ Stradivarius‚ and Oysho with a combined annual
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