Financial analysis Inditex group is not affected by the economic crisis : There is an increase in profits in the past 5 years ; Spain is totally affected by the crisis but Inditex is number one in the sector of fashion with 8‚1 billions € of sales from the beginning of the year (2014). And the almost nonexistence of debt since the creation of the group shows that Inditex group is a strong company that is right with its longterm strategy. MidSeptember 2014‚ it was noticed a decrease in the benefits of 2
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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: IT for Fast Fashion On a beautiful August night in 2003‚ Xan Salgado Badas and Bruno Sanchez Ocampo settled into seats at their favorite tapas bar in the Spanish city of La Corufia‚ ordered pulpo gallego (octopus Galician style)‚ and resumed their argument. Salgado was the head of IT for lnditex‚ a multinational clothing retailer and manufacturer headquartered in La Corufia
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CNN.com - Zara‚ a Spanish success story - June 15 2001 http://edition.cnn.com/BUSINESS/programs/yourbus... MAINPAGE EUROPE WORLD WEATHER BUSINESS markets market data technology tech markets currencies biz international SCI-TECH ENTERTAINMENT IN-DEPTH NEWS BRIEF SPORT Zara‚ a Spanish success * story June 15‚ 2001 Posted: 4:37 AM EDT (0837 GMT) Your Business Your World Success without sweatshops • Zara does things differently LONDON‚ England (CNN) -- In an era when clothing retailers
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Research papers Zara : A. Clearance Pricing Optimization for a Fast-Fashion Retailer Summary: The research paper ‘Clearance Pricing Optimization for a Fast-Fashion Retailer’ talks about how Zara has increased its clearance revenues by approximately 6% by following a price optimization model. Zara uses minimal in-season promotions and offer continuous changing styles. However they were facing clearance pricing problem because it involved comparatively more different styles of unsold inventory
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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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CASE STUDY: - ZARA: IT FOR FAST FASHION Zara’s success is attributed to its ingenious design‚ development‚ and production and supply chains in the world. It has been its culture to change its designs very frequently. This is mainly because they feel their differentiation point in the market is its new designs. Short-cycle production of small volumes of items has made Zara fundamentally different from other competitors. Zara has a short lead time and is more responsive to market trend. Salgado
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Threats - ZARA Some threats that affect ZARA include international expansion‚ geographic scope‚ and intense competition. Zara recognizes that the company needs to have a competitive advantage in order to survive‚ so they are constructing a second distribution centre in Zaragoza. Also the company is still looking to expand internationally. Expanding in Spain is difficult for the company because of past experience in Sweden. Zara is considering expansion in North America‚ but is concerned that it
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Giving examples‚ evaluate the effectiveness of the controls in the double entry system of accounting in ensuring the accuracy of the accounts. As well as examining the controls‚ your evaluation should consider errors that do not affect the balancing of the trial balance. Double entry accounting system was invented in 15th century and still being in use until today‚ this is quite an interesting fact; however it indicates that there is something about the system‚ thus making it so effective and
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Solving the Mystery of Double Entry Bookkeeping – Warsono‐bin‐Hardono (swarsono@feb.ugm.ac.id) SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF DOUBLE ENTRY BOOKKEEPING 1 Sony Warsono-bin-Hardono Department of Accounting Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia ABSTRACT Double-entry bookkeeping (DEB) has been shown to be reliable. The first documentation of its usage dates to 1494 and it has been used since then without any significant changes‚ despite more than half a millennium having passed
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