Planning (1‚250 words‚ due date: 25/11/2013) Identify the key characteristics of fast fashion and discuss how these affect company approaches to capacity planning. How do fast fashion companies ensure that they can meet their demand? How does this approach contribute to Zara’s success? Introduction Over the past few years the fashion industry has changed rapidly with every New Year came newer fashion. Competition has been fiercer than ever in terms of costs‚ quality‚ dependability and
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Company Case: Zara: The Technology Giant of the Fashion World Identification of the Problem/s or Issue/s Zara‚ a Spanish-based chain owned by Inditex‚ is a retailer who has taken a new approach in the industry. By owning its in-house production‚ Zara is able to be flexible in the variety‚ amount‚ and frequency of the new styles they produce. With their unique strategy‚ Zara has the competitive advantage to be sustainable. In order to maintain that advantage and growth they must confront certain
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MIB 2013 2355 words Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Zara: IT for Fast Fashion EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In This case we see the typical problem which affect big Companies : the conflict between old style and new school of thought. We analyze Zara’s information Technology strategies and the diatribe between Salgado‚ The Head of the Department and Sanchez ‚ his assistant‚s concern upgrading the operating system and the implementation of a new IT system to fulfill the needs of a fast growing retail chain
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Background Zara Zara is a chain of stores Belonging to the Spanish fashion group INDITEX founded by Amancio Ortega Gaona. It is the company ’s flagship chain and is represented in Europe‚ America‚ Africa and Asia with 1412 stores in 69 countries‚ 500 of them in Spain. During 2007 it opened 560 stores across the group. . It has three logistics centers‚ located in the main Arteixo‚ province of La Coruna (Spain)‚ where he opened the first store in 1975 and two in Zaragoza and Madrid. In 1975 he
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orry‚ Zara. Gap’s Got Game. by Liz Gunnison Aug 12 2008 The Spanish company eclipses Gap as the world’s biggest specialty retailer‚ but on closer inspection... A Zara store in China. The chain’s owner‚ Inditex‚ surpassed Gap Inc. as the world’s biggest specialty retailer in the second quarter. But the lead may already have vanished. Image: epa/Corbis Based on first-quarter results‚ Zara International of Spain has closed the gap on Gap Inc.‚ becoming the world’s largest fashion retailer by
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Product classification of Zara • Most clothing are classified as an “durable good” as they are used up slowly‚ • Clothing doesn’t need to be disposed of after being worn once‚ but rather could be cleaned and reword until a tear within the seams or a stain kills it‚ or ultimately it goes out of style [pic] Product Lifecycle • Due to the clothing industry is mainly backed behind by what is “cool” or “hip” to date‚ clothing often needs to refresh its look in order to attract customers to purchase
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Zara: The Technology Giant of the Fashion World Synopsis Zara is a company that defines what the fashion industry has termed “fast fashion.” The flagship specialty chain of Spain-based clothing conglomerate‚ Inditex‚ Zara has built an information and distribution system that allows it to put the latest runway fashions in its stores in a matter of weeks at a fraction of what the big-name designers charge. In addition to fast‚ Zara is prolific. In a typical year‚ Zara launches about 11‚000
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can’t be afraid to take advantage of change”. - Eric Schmidt This case principally discusses concerning Zara‚ the major procession of provisions of Inditex and the predicament its Information Technology (IT) section is sensing on improving its Point-of-Sale (POS) workstations. In 1975‚ Zara was originated by Amancio Ortega. During 1985‚ Inditex was shaped as an investment business atop Zara‚ erstwhile retail trading handcuffs and a system of on the inside possessed traders. Castellano who served
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Zara Summary Zara has successfully built a worldwide famous brand thanks to its premium locations as well as a unique management system of design‚ production and supply chain. Unlike other fashion brands‚ it takes Zara only 10 to 14 days from the time it designs new clothing until it arrives in stores.The case describes the implementation of the fast-fashion concept by Zara and analyzes the components of its flexible integrated business model . Furthermore it reports on the international expansion
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Table of contents Introduction p. 3 Zara Company presentation p. 3 Generic strategies p. 3 & 4 Growth strategies p. 4 & 5 Pest analysis p. 5 & 6 Value chain p. 6 & 7 SWOT analysis p. 7 & 8 Price / quality Grid p. 8 H&M Company presentation p. 9 Generic strategies p. 9 Growth strategies p. 10 PEST analysis p. 10 & 11 Value chain p. 11 & 12 SWOT analysis p. 12 Zara and H&M Comparison of the 4 P’s p
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