Zara’s financial performance? Since only Inditex historical financials are shown in the case‚ we took the financials of Inditex to describe Zara’s financial performance. It is reasonable to take Inditex financial data because Zara made up 76% of Inditex’s sales in 2001. Zara (Inditex) Financial Performance in 1996-2001 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Liquidity Ratio (current ratio) 0.81 1.00 0.88 0.87 0.90 1.02 Leverage Ratio (debt/ equity) 1.98 1.84 1.97 1.98 1.80 0.75 Profitability
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External Analysis An external analysis is one of the most important tasks to complete when completing a strategic analysis for a given corporation. By looking at our Internal Analysis of General Electric (GE) we identified Strengths and Weaknesses and we were able to recognize the Distinctive and Core Competencies that exist within the General Electric organization. Our external analysis consists of two major analyses: The Competitive Analysis and the Industry Analysis. By taking a closer look
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Chapter 4 External Analysis on Petron Corporation Submitted by: Amurao‚ Andrea Diaz‚ Marco Mendez‚ Hannah Mosquisa‚ Jono Santos‚ Claire 4-BLM submitted to: Prof. Zernan De Ramos A. General Environment General Environment is also called External Forces‚ which can be divided to five broad categories: (1) Economic Forces; (2) Social‚ Cultural‚ Demographic‚ and Natural Forces; (3) Political‚ Governmental and Legal Forces; (4) Technological Forces; and (5) Competitive Forces. Changes in external forces
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OBS 320: Chapter 4‚ Exploring the External Environment: Macro and Industry Dynamics Leave out: The Value Curve (P. 152-156); and When industry Divide and Collide (P.163-164) 1. Explain the importance of the external context for strategy and firm performance (P. 130-132) A. The External Context of Strategy (Figure 4.1) B. The External Context of Strategy (Explained) It is crucial that the external environment is thoroughly understood in order to formulate an effective
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Introduced to Thailand for the first time in February of 2006‚ Zara today has three stores located in the three most luxurious malls of Bangkok. Zara’s much anticipated opening was very well received by the Thai community. This study investigates views from both Zara and its customers in order to identify important issues regarding consumer’s interaction with Zara and vice versa. An in-depth interview with Zara’s brand manager introduced three main issues concerning value perception from consumers
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The Influence of the external political environment of Uganda on Development projects By Susan Ajambo( Student: Masters in Development Management; University of Agder Norway) Abstract Political factors outside the mangers direct control significantly influence development projects. This paper examines Uganda’s political context and the influence it can have on a project on rural electrification. Such a project can benefit from state support at governmental level in addition to support in identifying
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ZARA RESOURCES Tangible resources Financial resources: Inditex‚ the parent company of Zara had a net profit in 2011 of 1.73 billion euros: a jump of 32% of its net profit of 2010. Physical resources: Moreover Zara has 507 stores around the world with a total selling area of 488‚400 m² and 1‚050 million of Inditex’s capital invested into them. It also owns a 130‚000 m² warehouse closed to its headquarters in Arteixo‚ Spain. Zara also purchased 20 factories that were highly automated
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Restaurant Industry: Chipotle Mexican Grille‚ Inc. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chipotle Overview 3 Industry Overview 3 Key Macro External Forces 4 Five Competitive Forces 4 Major Factors Causing Fundamental Changes 4 External Analysis 4 Key (or Critical) Success Factors 4 APPENDIX – 1 4 APPENDIX – 2 4 External Factor Evaluation (EFE) Matrix 4 APPENDIX – 3 4 Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) 4 APPENDIX – 4 4 APPENDIX – 5 4 Content Topics 4 Bibliography 18 Chipotle Overview
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Swott Analysis Strengths: Zara’s product is very fashionable due to the strong team of design and there is a strict control over the supply chain since design till produce and deliver‚ which the company will ensure that it meets the customers’ satisfaction at the end. Zara’s product cycle is much better than competitors‚ the brand is able to come up with the new design in very short amount of time and have finish goods ready in store within 24-48 hours. Zara produces up to 11‚000 items per year
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ZARA Fashion 1) With which of the international competitors listed in the case is it most interesting to compare Inditex’s financial results? Why? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s relative operating economics? Its relative capital efficiency? Note that while the electronic version of Exhibit 6 automates some of the comparisons‚ you will probably want to dig further into them? The four companies shown above have very different business models. Inditex owned much of the production
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