Study Trip Report - Madrid How did Zara become a successful player in the global fashion market? 1. Abstract This academic report is connected to the study trip topic “Adaption of Spain to a globalized economy”. It is focused on the international development of Zara Clothing in an international competitive market and is based on current news‚ statistics and the company his annual report. A few years ago‚ the retailer introduced a unique business process‚ which makes them the leader in fast
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Exam in International Management‚ Summer 2014 _______________________________________ Exam number: 336970 Question 1 (33 %) Raff‚ Ryan and Stähler (2012) find in their paper that the more productive a firm is‚ the more likely it is to choose foreign direct investment (FDI) rather than to export and greenfield investment won over merger and acquisition (M&A). They also state that recent studies indicate that firms whose productivity surpass a certain threshold have a tendency to become exporters
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Q1. 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? Ans. The four companies shown given in the case have very different business models. Inditex owned much of the production and most of its stores. Inditex is thus a vertically integrated company. This gave Inditex a competitive advantage‚ which is quick response to the market requirements
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Perey‚ Lauren Alexis G. Pili‚ Alessandra Emile F. 3TE-4 OR CASE STUDY Zara Uses Operations Research to Reengineer Its Global Distribution Process 1. OR Approach A. Problem Analysis: “Fast fashion” is a term often associated with this Spanish clothing manufacturer and retailer‚ which has rapidly sped up the process of designing and delivering fashionable clothes throughout the world. Zara’s supply chain includes two primary warehouses located in Spain that periodically receive shipments
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identify the trends and meet the demand with the help of its autonomously organized structure and its effective value chain systems. The present system followed by Zara has been very effective and very easy to maintain‚ which as a result has persuaded the company to continue without any change in the present system so far. The problem that Zara faces right now is that the system that they use‚ P-O-S (Point of Sale terminals)‚ runs on DOS which Microsoft does not support anymore and any hardware change
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market. Besides‚ H&H imposed a “silent management” within the partnership. Therefore‚ Colgate signed an agreement which assure no management right. The most popular product of H&H called “Darkie”‚ toothpaste used a stereotype cartoon of a black man with a smile white teeth. However‚ Colgate’s reputation suffered of the image using on this product because social and cultural behavior have changed and additionally‚ Colgate’s largest and international competitor Proctor & Gamble also used it to
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The Internationai Journal of Human Resource Management 6:1 February 1995 How culture-sensitive is HRM? A comparative analysis of practice in Chinese and UK companies Mark Easterby-Smithy Danusia Malina and Lu Yuan Abstract There has been some concern about the extent to which models and practices of HRM are capable of being transferred from one country to another. This emerged in the late 1970s as concern that Japanese ideas might be adopted uncritically by US companies‚ and during the 1980s
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2. Zara’s product cycle was much better than its competitors. Zara was able to originate a design and have finished goods in stores in 4-5 weeks for entirely new designs. The industry model was 6 months for design and 3 months for manufacturing. Zara produces 11‚000 items a year as compared to 2‚000-4‚000 by competitors. 3. Zara’s quick product cycle created a sense of scarcity and a “buy now or miss it” mentality among customers. Zara shoppers visited the chain 17 times a year‚ compared with an
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2 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH (2 ICBER 2011) PROCEEDING nd nd JUST IN TIME APPROACH IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Abdul Talib Bon (Corresponding author) Faculty of Technology Management‚ Business and Entrepreneurship Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Batu Pahat‚ Johor‚ Malaysia Tel: +60127665756 E-mail: talibon@gmail.com Anny Garai Faculty of Technology Management‚ Business and Entrepreneurship Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia‚ 86400 Batu Pahat‚ Johor
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ZARA INTERNAL ANALYSIS. Zara’s core competence is recognizing and assimilating the continuous changes in fashion. They’re very good at this because there’s a very good communication within the company. Store managers send information about the customer demands and new fashion trends to the headquarters on a daily basis. So if there’s a new trend‚ Zara is able to adapt their products or design new articles immediately. If a design doesn’t sell within a week‚ it’s withdrawn from the shops‚ further
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