Study Analysis- Zara ABSTRACT This paper is based on case study on operation management and positioning strategy of Zara‚ one of the world’s fastest growing manufacturers of fashion clothing. Also a world leading fashion retailer brand of Inditex. The case study outlines how Zara transforms from a local clothing retailer it into a global successful brand. It addresses few components in the case study‚ such as the products and process control and integrate business model used in Zara. The case also
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Zara: Case questions 1. Coordination of a supply chain is always important. However‚ such efforts are usually initiated by certain parties. For the global apparel industry‚ would it be more suitable for downstream or upstream parties to be the driver of the coordination? Motivate your answer with the use of two important characteristics of the apparel industry. 2. Clearly Zara has a strong relationship with all parties within the supply chain. a) Which of the following retailer-supplier relationships
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CALCULATING NATIONAL LOGISTICS COSTS Logistics costs are an important factor affecting the competitiveness of both firms and nations. Firms can enhance their market competitiveness by reducing their logistics costs‚ thus lowering the total costs of goods and services. Greater market competitiveness of a nation’s firms can then give rise to greater national industrial competitiveness on a global scale. Total logistics cost analysis is the key to managing the logistics function. It is important
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Explain the data collected by Zara to predict the trend. What makes the middle aged mother to buy cloths in Zara while the daughter aged in mid 20s buys Zara clothing? Because it is fashion able and up to trend. By collecting data and focusing on shorter response times‚ the company ensures that its stores are able to carry clothes that the consumers want at that time. Zara can move from identifying a trend to having clothes in its stores within 30 days. That means Zara can quickly and catch a winning
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ALDI CASE 1.How does ALDI ’s strategy lead to a competitive advantage ? How does the company achieve this strategy? ALDI gains a competitive advantage by several factors. ALDI offers its consumers an excellent value‚ so selling good quality products at a low price‚ thus obtain good market share‚ for example in Germany has a share of about 40 %. With this strategy ALDI and are available to any consumer purchasing power
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CASE 3.4 Continued Growth for Zara and Inditex CIRCA 2008 ARTEIXO‚ Spain¡ªZara stores have set the pace for retailers around the world in making and shipping trendy clothing. Now Pablo Isla‚ chief executive of parent company Inditex SA‚ says Zara needs to speed up. As rivals catch up‚ Mr. Isla is attempting one of the fastest global expansions the fashion world has ever seen‚ opening hundreds of new stores and entering new markets. To do that‚ as an economic downturn threatens
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Examination Paper of Logistics Management IIBM Institute of Business Management Examination Paper MM.100 Distribution & Logistics Management Section A: Objective Type & Short Questions (30 marks) This section consists of Multiple Choice & Short Note type questions. Answer all the questions. Part one carries 1 mark each & Part Two carries 5 marks each. Part One: Multiple Choices: 1. It deals with the movement of finished goods from the last point of production to the point
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1. Using the data on the two part numbers given‚ provide a comprehensive evaluation of the ordering policies. Compare the present annual average cost with the cost of using a system such as EOQ‚ and discuss any other order policies as appropriate. Analysis: The table will is showing a comparison of the present annual average cost with the cost of using EOQ for parts A233 circuit board and P656 powder supply respectively. Conclusion: From the table we can see that cost of EOQ less than the present
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Continue Growth for Zara and Inditex Jacki DiSanto Cleveland State University Inditex ensure “fast fashion” is truly fast is logistics. Inditex makes two-thirds of its goods in Spain and nearby countries such as Portugal‚ Morocco and Turkey. The higher labor costs are offset by the flexibility of having production close to its warehouses and distribution centers‚ which are all in Spain. This saves on transportation with faster delivery times. The CEO Pablo Isla also installed a system that monitors
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………2 Part 1: Marketing Audit………………………………………………...2 External Audit……………………………………………………3 PEST Analyses…………………………………………………………….4 SWOT Analyses…………………………………………………………...8 Part 2: Market Segmentation…………………………………………………….9 Customers Choice Factors………………………………………………...10 Segmentation Matrix………………………………………………………11 Part 3: Market Targeting and Positioning………………………………………13
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