General Question 1. Mark the main flows of goods and money in the diagram (above) and employ a key or table of descriptive elements to explain your answer (i.e.‚ more than just two words). [Note: you can complete the drawing in PowerPoint and then copy/paste if that is easier for you.] Key Symbol | Explanation | Blue: Flow of Goods | HQ sends orders to the supplier notifying them of the quantity of goods that needs to be sent to the warehouse. When the supplier receives these orders‚ they
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AGARWAL NETFLIX OF FASHION – CURATED PERSONAL STYLIST SUBSCRIPTION Is the curated personal stylist subscription model in the fashion industry sustainable?” Ankit Agarwal Executive Practitioner Seminar: Dynamics of the Fashion Industry Professor Jeff Carr and Professor Joseph Carrera May 12th‚ 2014 AGARWAL: NETFLIX OF FASHION – CURATED PERSONAL STYLIST SUBSCRIPTION Executive Summary • This report provides an analysis of the ‘Curated Personal Stylist Subscription Industry’. While
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When I first started to think about writing a paper for this assignment my initial thought was‚ “just get your thoughts onto paper and you can rearrange for flow‚ spelling‚ grammar‚ etc. This shouldn’t be too difficult”. About an hour later I realized three things: (1) I had never truly completed a meaningful self-analysis‚ (2) This was going to take quite a bit longer than I intended‚ and (3) Just how important clearly and thoroughly completing a self-analysis & career outlook is. I continued
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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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India has offered enormous opportunities. Niche brands such as Manyavar‚ Diwan Saheb and Vastra are few examples that have managed to command a premium for their services (Gugnani& Saxena‚ 2013). Bridal is the most lucrative segment of the Indian fashion industry‚ sometimes making up to 50%-70% of a designer’s revenue. As critical mass‚ we buy couture only for weddings which are lavish‚ said Tarun Tahiliani in an interview in 2014. The women’s segment as of 2015‚ accounts for an overwhelming 87% of
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Harvard Business Case: Ducati Introduction After the introduction of Federico Minoli‚ Ducati has transformed from a company on the verge of bankruptcy into one of the most profitable motorcycle manufacturers in the world. But this is not enough for Minoli‚ who currently considers entering the Harley Davidson niche: introducing a Ducati cruiser. However‚ according to the analysis below – prepared using some basic strategic questions - this would not be a very wise
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Zara – vertical integration 1) How is Zara organized with respect to its vertical integration and outsourcing decisions? What governance structure does it appear to follow? -It is divided by 60% in-house and 40% outsourced. The in-house represents the more complicated ‚complex‚ trendy designs‚ while the outsourced remains with the labour intense activities (sewing) and basic designs such as men’s dress shirts and accessories. - It follows a decentralized decision making process based
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Sephora Direct: Investing in Social Media‚ Video‚ and Mobile Summary The company Sephora since 2008 through the creation of a new group has moved into direct marketing and digital initiatives‚ namely in the social networking world‚ initially through Facebook. Entering a new world where there are no clear rules or similar experience to help you make the best decisions in this area has been a real challenge. After more than two years in this new digital environment‚ Sephora are conducting the
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The Harvard Management Co. and Inflation-Protected Bonds TIPS and Risk Management: How can you combine regular (nominal) Treasuries and TIPS to build a hedge portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ but not to real interest risk? To hedge bond portfolio that has exposure to inflation risk‚ one could simultaneously take long positions in TIPS and short positions in nominal Treasuries with equivalent terms to maturity. To be specific‚ if the inflation increases‚ TIPS are likely to outperform
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Intermountain Healthcare Case Study Gina L. Turley Northwestern University In the Harvard Business School case study of Intermountain Health Care (IHC)‚ we learned about the efforts made by IHC to adopt a new strategy for managing health care delivery that is focused on improving care quality while simultaneously saving money. Beginning in 1986 as a series of experiments tying cost outcomes to traditional clinical trials‚ IHC’s approach to delivering care became known as “Clinical Integration”
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