characterized by a highly integrated vertical structure. In contrast to the model that has been adopted by competing international corporations‚ the Group handles all the processes required in the apparel industry—design‚ production‚ logistics‚ distribution to retail outlets—on its own. This model is based on a desire for structural flexibility and a belief that the customer should come first in every aspect of the company ’s operations. The main elements of this vertical structure can be seen in the retail
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Zara Case: Vertical integration and outsourcing 1. How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara case and the Ferdows reading. Answer: Very well organized to facilitate its strategic competency: speed and flexibility. Decentralized governance structure fully supports the company core competency. The above supply chain mapping
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element of the analysis (Appendix B)‚ is that horizontal and vertical analysis have to be done together to avoid misinterpretation of information. The horizontal analysis has shown an average 26.53 percent annual growth in total equity. However‚ when paired with relative vertical analysis‚ a year to year average growth is in decline of -2.36 percent. The “cash” position has increased by 164.2 percent from a base year; the comparative vertical indicator shows a decline from 11.33 percent in 2007 to 6
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How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? Support your conclusions with reference to details of the Zara and the Ferdows reading. Zara manufactures and distributes its products in small batches. Zara is vertically integrated as the company manages all design‚ warehousing‚ distribution and logistic functions. Zara outsources sewing of garments to an outside supplier. Zara controls the product it
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with the idea of vertical farming. The idea of vertical farming is continually growing. According to Wikipedia online‚ the encyclopedic definition of vertical farming is a form of farming done in urban area high rises that utilize greenhouse growing methods and recycled resources year-round to grow crops. Using these Vertical Farms will allow the populations of the future to rely more on themselves and not depend on others so much. There are many beneficial advantages to vertical farming. (Wikipedia)
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“I am vertical‚” begins Sylvia Plath‚ before she pivots and reveals her true feelings with the first line: “But I would rather be horizontal” (1). In her March 1961 poem “I am Vertical‚” Sylvia Plath sets up her own coordinate plane consisting of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. The vertical axis stands for all things human‚ and in the eyes of Plath‚ the plight of her own humanity. The horizontal axis represents the plane of the natural world‚ and later‚ comes with the darker implication
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science LUM Ultrafine Vertical Roller Mill is absorbing‚ and get better to worse‚ the disc-shaped disc‚ tire-shaped roller‚ rollers‚ rollers alone as a whole outside the pressurized and can be lifted out of a roll or mill‚ introduction of adjustable speed in separator-Static separators. Led LM vertical grinding with to more integrated innovation material adaptability‚ stable running‚ low noise‚ low wear‚ low power consumption‚ easy operation‚ reliable control‚ ease of maintenance‚ the advantages
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One misunderstanding that may come up is weather or not Leopold is asking us to return to the wilderness? And to answer this‚ no he is asking for a shift. At the beginning of his essay to give examples of ethics he goes on about the Mosaic Decalogue‚ the Ten Commandment as well and the golden rule (Williston‚ 2012). He mentions how these declarations guide our interactions within others weather it be nature or beings and that we need to consider feelings as well as consequences in order
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Naturalism in ancient Roman art has developed over time and we are able to see this through the Alexander Mosaic found in the House of the Faun. The human form is depicted in an effective way in this work and gives the viewer an insight of classical society. There is a clear development of the artistic skill portrayed through techniques such as opus vermiculatum and opus regulatum‚ as well as using colour to show human form in a natural way. The forms of Alexander and Darius as well as others in
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Early Christian and Medieval Apse Mosaics The Edict of Milan‚ passed under Constantine‚ was a great victory for Christianity because it granted Christians the right to practice their religion and it marked a fundamental step in the development of Christian culture. Before this decree‚ private venues‚ or house churches‚ were the main places of worship found inside the city walls. Outside of the city’s walls‚ churches were built on funerary sites of early Christian martyrs. The construction of official
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