Case Analysis 1: Zara IT for Fast Fashion 1.) After analyzing the case Zara: IT for Fast Fashion and reviewing the company’s operational strategies‚ we can identify both positive and negative aspects within the organization. Major contributors to the company’s success include: a fined tuned value chain system; lean manufacturing‚ design and distribution; the ability read target markets and predict market trends. Conversely the most significant issues identified in the case include: (1) Poor IT
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Competitor Analysis Market Performance: Starwood’s market share should either stay the same or grow in the future. With plans to continue expanding into emerging markets like China and continuing to get out from under their real estate ownership and move toward a more management/franchise focus their revenues should continue to increase over the next few years. Starwood competes by focusing on their brand name. They want the name to evoke thoughts of comfort‚ style
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Significant local variation in customers’ attributes and preferences was an issue not only between regions but also within regions. ZARA’S BUSINESS MODEL We mainly analyzed Zara to recommend on Inditex’s strategy since it was the flagship of Inditex and the generator of a huge percentage of financial results by itself. Zara used needs-based positioning‚ targeting a specific segment of customers and providing a tailored set of activities that can serve those needs best‚ in developing its business
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Zara: Apparel Q 1. Ans: Having a very responsible supply chain Zara is enable to keep store inventory to a minimum‚ and keep a fast turnaround of new products. This encourages customers to buy the product as soon as they see it in a store because the same product might not be there the next time and Zara does not always send stores the same product twice. Q 2. Ans : Zara does manufacture some clothing in Asia‚ but not to save cost. It is to save time in supplying the Asian market and to keep its
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becoming increasingly common. How do you think Zara should adjust its distribution system to deal with this growing phenomenon? An important factor in the Zara brand success story is consistency in who’s running the show. Approximately 92 percent of all six-hundred-fifty-something locations are owned entirely by Zara‚ allowing for greater control over the brand’s execution strategy. Also‚ the ability to produce over half of its own product enables Zara to churn out new clothing lines every few weeks
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Assessment Task 4 BSBRSK501A Manage risk Prompt questions 1. What are three ways that research can be conducted for risk-related issues‚ and for each way‚ briefly describe how it may be done. Qualitative analysis may be useful as an initial screening to identify if further analyse of risk is required‚ when the analysis is appropriate for decisions‚ when numerical data or resources are inadequate. Semi-quantitative analysis sets values to the risks in order to produce a more
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Adidas: Underestimating Competitors 1. Adidas didn’t anticipate the recreational boom of the aerobic in the 70’s when Americans were increasingly concerned with physical fitness after have been read some books about it. 2. Adidas was born by two German’s brothers‚ Rudolf and Adolf (or “Adi”) Dassler. Adi was the innovator and Rudolf the marketer who the his brother’s creations. After a failing out between them in 1949‚ Rudolf took one-half the equipment and left his brother. He created
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world under many brand names. Zara is an apparel chain owned at operated by the Inditex. It specializes in fast fashion and offers women ’s‚ men ’s and children ’s fashions at affordable prices. This report analyzes the case Zara: Fast Fashion and the problems associated. The report covers the detailed study of Zara ’s:•Situational Analysis‚ which includes factors such as the environment‚ industry‚ SWOT analysis‚ and marketing strategies. •Marketing problems faced by Zara and narrowed it to two primary
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Zara case Zara uses a vertically integrated system (VMS): In this system‚ wholesalers‚ retailers and distributors work as a unified system. One channel owns the others. They have a corporate VMS system‚ because Zara has managed to build a system that is controlled from the headquarters and it allows a quick response to decide and solve problems. Inditex‚ Zara’s parent company owns most of the resources to design‚ produce and distribute. Recommendations: Instead of doing everything themselves
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democratic country‚ and one of the most liberal in Eastern Europe. The country’s economy is stable and growing‚ and compares well when compared to the European Union. The report shows the size of the Slovenian retail market and identifies potential competitors in the market‚ as well the advantages of targeting this market. Terms of Reference: Due to the mature and competitive nature of the UK retail market the Sainsburys Board of Directors has asked me‚ the Head of New Market Development‚
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