Running Head: PROPOSAL TO IMPROVE THE IT/IS STRATEGY AT ZARA Proposal to Improve the IT/IS Strategy at ZARA Be future ready!!! Oct. 3‚ 2011 Executive Summary To grow at the same pace in the fast changing fashion industry‚ Zara should use advanced IT/IS systems as an enabler to improve the overall business process. Zara is facing a challenge today by using obsolete technology. Also due to a number of internally developed applications‚ there is no clear picture of the entire sales or inventory
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Europe‚ Zara enjoyed an impressive compound annual growth of 26% from 1995 to 2000. Zara was an exceptional in the downturn market and created a standard for apparel industry. Zara’s target customers were fashion- oriented young and middle age women and men‚ who came from middle to upper classes and had a rapidly changing style. To meet the needs and wants of this customer segment‚ Zara built its strengths to enhance its core competitive advantages: Strengths and Weaknesses of Zara‚ and the
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Sewing up the Competition - Innovation in the Textile and Clothing Industry Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with
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(Customer Relationship Management) Create growth and loyalty through continuous customer dialogue. Leading customer-focused companies view every customer interaction as an opportunity to make a new offer‚ improve retention‚ increase revenue‚ build loyalty‚ or strengthen their brand. Infor CRM (Customer Relationship Management) helps companies optimize customer relationships by integrating marketing‚ sales‚ and service. By providing a full 360-degree view of customers‚ the system enables a consistent
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ZARA: IT For Fast Fashion 1. Is Zara’s business model scalable ? No‚ Zara’s business model is not scalable Reasons: • • • • Though Zara is able to do well in a dynamic market‚ most of the sales of Zara come from Spain (46%) and from women’s segment (73.3%). Hence it becomes very difficult for Zara to scale it up to other countries and other segments. Zara follows decentralized model where store managers have lot a of power – It is very difficult to find such efficient people once we they scale
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1. Zara was developed with the initial goal to link customer demand to manufacturing‚ and link manufacturing to distribution. Goals such as short production times‚ decreased inventory risk‚ and great choice of clothes have helped formulate a unique value and shape Zara’s current business model. Zara’s business model is based on three aspects: Zara’s fundamental concept is to maintain design‚ production‚ and distribution processes that will enable Zara to respond quickly to shifts in the consumer
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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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Executive Summary E-business Background Zara‚ part of Spanish giant Inditex Group‚ provides clothing products to customers demanding fast fashion that looks like high fashion at lower prices. It has been considered as the most remarkable fast fashion company of the 21st century. In order to understand and analyze the dynamics of the sector and the current state of Zara‚ Porter’s Five Forces and SWOT analysis will be used. E-Marketing The key elements of Zara’s e-marketing strategy include social
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ZARA Case Assignment 1. With which international competitor listed in the case is it most useful to compare Inditex’s financial performance? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s operating economics? Why? There are 3 key international competitors mentioned in the case: The Gap‚ H&M and Benetton. The Gap‘s production was internationalized with more than 90% of it outsourced outside of the United States. Its stores‚ however‚ were US centric. Therefore‚ The Gap’s strategy was to own
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Corporate Strategy – Zara The core concept of Zara ’s business model is they sell "medium quality fashion clothing at affordable prices"‚ and vertical integration and quick-response is key to Zara ’s business model. Through the entire process of Zara ’s business system: designing‚ sourcing and manufacturing‚ distribution and retailing‚ they presented four fundamental success factors: short cycle time‚ small batches per product‚ extensive variety of product every season and heavy investment in
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