Supply Chain Management – Case Assignment 2 Guidelines for submission The questions in this document should be answered for the Zara case‚ which can be found on pages 267 – 279 of the text book. The questions on page 294 should NOT be answered. Please keep your answers concise and to the point. Include the numbering of the questions. You are allowed to use bullet points. Use MS Word‚ 12 point font size‚ standard margins for A4 paper. Start the document with your student number and name on
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ZARA in Indian and Chinese market Zara is a very renowned brand for its latest designs and is among the top 100 best global brands in 2010 and its unusual strategy of zero advertising and instead invests the revenue in opening new stores across the world. The middle-aged mother buys clothes at Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid 20’s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends firstly‚ being in fashion and
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Question No1.Advantages of responsive supply chain of Zara? A responsive supply chain of Zara works collaboratively among the stakeholders to exchange information in a feedback loop in order to produce enough of a product to satisfy uncertain demand. Zara has greater visibility into the supply chain which makes it responsive to the current market. This allows Zara to sense and respond quickly to capitalize on new opportunities. The information systems are the heart of the business model which enables
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ZARA (Study case) Vladimíra Olívia Gáborová Vlada.gaborova@gmail.com ISL 356 Phd. Emre Demirci Study case 11.4.2014 Manufacturing and clothing business has a long tradition and it is well established. People always feel need to protect themselves against the wind‚ cold‚ sun etc…. In the past there was not a high demand for clothes‚ since it was much as a cottage industry. Everything starts to change by industrial revolution‚ when development in technology opened
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Success Factors of ZARA 10 1. Fast Production 10 2. Use of Information Technology. 11 3. lower inventory 12 4. A centralized distribution system 12 5. Suppliers 12 IV. Issues and recommendations 13 1. Issues and Challenges: 14 2. Solutions& Recommendations: 16 V. Implementation and Road Map: 18 VI. Conclusion 20 VII. References: 21 I. INTRODUCTION 1. Company Background Zara is a Spanish brand of clothing founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona and Rosalia Mera in Artexio‚ Galicia. Zara was founded in
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I believe they failed because they did not manage to convince the elites of society that their interests would be protected by the sorts of governments that sprang up under the Articles. During the time that the US was under the Articles‚ there were various kinds of economic problems. The state governments’ responses to the problems (spurred by the demands of the common people who were being hurt most by the problems) hurt the interests of the elites. They also convinced the elites
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Zara Supply Chain Report By: A.H. C.L. H.L. S.H. X.W. Humble Beginnings In 1975‚ Amancio Ortea Gaona started Inditex Corporation in his first small shop in a remote town in Spain‚ Arteixo. Only 35 years later‚ it has emerged the largest apparel company in the world—Zara. Currently‚ Zara’s headquarters and two distribution centers are located in this small Spanish town. Zara broke a new path between the traditional high fashion and the mass fashion strategies; it provides
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Zara currently using Dos based operating system. Because of outdated system‚ Currently there are many problems occur in the company operations. Essential problems identified is store managers waste too much time on ordering‚ checking stock‚ inventory. POS system are not linked together which causes big problem of real time data. Further analysis shows Administrative systems. Zara is located in many countries with many currencies and a commercial application would not accommodate unless modified
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Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer‚ founded in 197 by Amancio Ortega. Zara has now became possibly the most innovative retailer in the world. By the end of the year 2011‚ Zara has reached 82 markets globally with a network of 1.830 stores. Zara’s secret of successful fast fashion business model is mostly about their responsive buyer driven supply chain. The customer plays an active role in the business model. Design and production activity begins with customer demand and retail
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Sale software. To upgrade Zara’s current POS system‚ Zara should keep the old POS system running until the new system is ready for cut-over. The first plan is to upgrade the Information Infrastructure to support the new system. Zara must first upgrade its company’s network infrastructure from modem based to broadband based. Zara must ensure the network connectivity is available at every store. Once the network infrastructure is in place‚ Zara should contract with Intuit-HP professional services to
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