Running Head: PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE IT/IS STRATEGY AT ZARA Proposal to Improve the IT/IS Strategy at ZARA Be future ready!!! Oct. 3‚ 2011 Executive Summary To grow at the same pace in the fast changing fashion industry‚ Zara should use advanced IT/IS systems as an enabler to improve the overall business process. Zara is facing a challenge today by using obsolete technology. Also due to a number of internally developed applications‚ there is no clear picture of the entire sales or inventory
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Nature of Merchandising Business • Revenue activities of a merchandising business involve the buying and selling of merchandise. They purchase merchandise which is resold to customers. • Comparison to Service Business |Service Business |Merchandising Business | |Fees earned |Sales
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS B.A POLITICAL SCIENCE IV SEMESTER CORE COURSE (2011 Admission) UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION CALICUT UNIVERSITY P.O.‚ MALAPPURAM‚ KERALA‚ INDIA - 673 635 250 SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDY MATERIAL B.A. POLITICAL SCIENCE (2011 Admission onwards) IV SEMESTER CORE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS Prepared by: Sri. C.M. James‚ Assistant Professor Department
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1. MERCHANDISING BUSINESS a. Examples b. New Account on Income Statement c. Income Statement of Merchandising Business 2. DIFFERENCE: MERCHANDISING‚ MANUFACTURING & SERVICE RENDERING BUSINESS a. Service Business b. Merchandise Business c. Manufacturing Business 3. RECORDING SYSTEM OF MERCHANDISING BUSINESS a. Perpetual Inventory System i. Journal Entries 1. Purchases 2. Sales 3. Inventory Shrinkage Loss b. Periodic Inventory System i. Journal Entries 1. Purchases
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VS. H&M vs. Zara Comparing Marketing Strategies By: Heather Lynn‚ Shannon Bennett‚ Harriet Joines Table of Contents Introduction Zara History Performance Financials Recent Expansions Threats and Opportunities Current Marketing Strategy H&M History Performance Financials Recent Expansions Threats and Opportunities Current Marketing Strategy Our Marketing Plan Marketing Objectives SWOT Analysis Marketing Mix Competitors Summary Works Cited 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 15 15 17 17
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Merchandising operation and merchandise inventory Businesses that sell a product to customers Inventory Merchandise held for sale Asset account 3 Describe and illustrate merchandising operations and the two types of inventory systems 4 Balance Sheet Inventory Asset Income Statement Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Expense 5 Cash Purchase inventory Collect cash from customers Accounts receivable Sell inventory Inventory
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analysis of Zara - fast fashion Structure of paper analysis: ∙Description of Zara ∙Achievement and core competence ∙Problem analysis ∙SWOT of Zara ∙Recommendation ●Description of Zara Zara was founded in La Coruna in 1975‚ which is one of the largest international fashion brands of Inditex. At 1985‚ the Inditex became the holding company atop Zara and other retail chains. The customer is at the heart of the Zara’s business model. Zara use the
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Zara is the flagship brand of the Spanish retail group‚ Inditex SA‚ one of the super-heated performers in a soft retail market in recent years. When Indtiex offered a 23 percent stake to the public in 2001‚ the issue was over-subscribed 26 times raising Euro2.1 billion for the company. Zara is unique model in business world today it has its own principles which may varies from its competitors in the same industry starting from production strategy ending with supply chain management strategy‚ these
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Task 1 zara marketing research Zara is a spanish chain store in Inditex group‚ one of the worlds biggest retail store in the world who are also owners of zara home. Zara is a fast industry bt its unique business model is based on innovation and flexibilty. they design and distribute a garment to the market in just 15 days. they always have new products but in limited supply. the customer feels there is an ’exclusitivity ’‚ since only a few items are on display even though stores are planned
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