Book Log Questions Four typed log entries are required. See list of possible -questions. 1.Double space entries. 2. Each entry needs to be 8-12 sentences in length. 3. Indent and type answer(S) using BOLD ARIAL SIZE 14. 4. Answer ALL PARTS of the question. 5. Hit enter after you finished your entry. 1. What surprised you in the book and why? A. Something that surprised me in the book is that Carley’s mom was actually trying to protect Carley from Dennis. She actually wanted Carley back
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Management‚ Economics and Strategic Research [pic] BRAND MANAGEMENT MK 3214 Individual Assignment Theme: “Zara” brand Instructor: Elmira Bogoviyeva Written by: Tulegenova Aigerim - 20071441 [pic] Abstract The focus of this paper is to analyze the one of the most popular brand name called Zara. And while reading this report there can arise a question about what is so special about Zara? The challenge is that it is a brand. It is worth pointing out that this is a well known brand in the retail
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Zara case 1. What underpins the success of Zara in its chosen markets? Through analyzing this case‚ it obviously demonstrated that it has own successful supply chain. It shows on five performance objectives which refer to speed‚ quality‚ flexibility‚ dependability‚ costs. Firstly‚ it performed on the speed of Zara’s supply chain‚ Zara “has over 650 Zara stores in 50 countries” and rapidly changed fashion trend so that it seemingly difficult to deliver products to stores. However‚ Zara just
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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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Jonathan Thompson Case Study Write-up- Zara 27 March 2013 Zara strategic model began to evolve as they expanded to overseas markets‚ they began to invest in their manufacturing logistics‚ and IT‚ which included a JIT manufacturing system‚ a 130‚000 square-meter warehouse close to the corporate headquarters‚ and an advanced communication system to connect headquarters and supply‚ production and sale locations. Zara created a vertically integrated system that minimized distance and time between
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As completely as possible‚ sketch the supply chain for Zara from raw materials to consumer purchase. Zara makes about 40% of their raw material (fabric). The remaining 60% is outsourced from within Spain‚ mostly from the La Curuna. Designing of clothes at Zara is done by creative teams of over 300 professionals at the headquarters in La Curuna‚ Spain. They act on the information fed to them from the stores managers. The first stage in Zara’s production system is cutting of fabric. The design
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Introduction Zara is a Spanish fashion and accessories retailers that founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera (Ledesma‚ 2013). Zara designs‚ manufactures their apparel‚ footwear and accessories for men‚ women and sells up-to-minute “fashionabilty” at low prices throughout Europe‚ US and Asia Pacific (Bilsel‚ 2014) that clearly focused on one particular market ( Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers‚ Robert Johnston‚ Alan Betts‚ 2006) Business Concept The basic business concept of Zara is to maintain
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occur throughout the season. The models for each season (more than 30‚000 of them last year alone) are developed together by the creative departments of the various brands. The sources of inspiration for the 300 designers (of whom 200 work just for Zara) include not just the trends that control the market but the wishes of customers‚ based on
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Zara Group Case I.1 Question 1: Which theory is the best representative of Zara’s (Inditex’s) internationalization? The Uppsala model is the best representative of Zara’s internationalization. The Uppsala model is a theory that explains how firms gradually intensify their activities in foreign markets. The key features of the Uppsala model is the following: firms first gain experience from the domestic market before they move to foreign markets. After that firms start their foreign operations from
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integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and the fast fashion trend. By assessing the pros and cons of the new IT infrastructure with Zara’s brand image‚ they determined that implementing the new POS networking system is beneficial for Zara because 1) it creates a more robust and scalable system that is more responsive to Inditex’s supply chain network‚ 2) it removes the risk of the system becoming obsolete and no longer compatible with vendor’s machine upgrade‚ and 3) it helps to maintain
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