pg. 56 1111 MANAGING THE MoST IMPORTANT AssET: BRAND EQUITY by David A. Aaker hat is going on in branding? • Gatorade‚ like many strong brands throughout the world‚ is facing the specter of major competitors entering their market and price erosion. They wonder how to respond without damaging their equity. • 3M decided that their branding was getting out of control‚ so they developed a committee of the top executive vice presidents in the company to approve all new brand names
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Domestic Oil Subsidization Impact on the Saudi Economy 4/30/2012 King Saud University Motaz Alturayef Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Current Consumption Trend 2 Population Growth 2 Oil Consumption 3 Water 4 3. Effects of Low Energy Prices 5 Increased burden on Government 5 How Can we be and Oil Independent Country 8 4. Conclusion 10 1. Introduction Saudi Arabia the largest oil producer in the work is facing economic challenges due to the increasing domestic
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Zara case paper Analysis Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Case Analysis Abstract This case paper makes a possible business analysis of Zara‚ A successful Spanish accessories and clothing retailer of Inditex (Parent Company). The case analysis objective is to discuss on its POS systems to be continued on DOS based operating systems or to upgrade. A brief analysis of Zara’s business model. The factors helped Zara to succeed with minimal infrastructure. An overall analysis of strength
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Zara owns and manages numerous resources that can be categorized as tangible‚ intangible or organizational capabilities. The interactions between tangible and intangible resources help create organizational capabilities that provide value to the end consumer. Zara has a large variety of tangible resources due to its international expansion and vertical integration. Zara has 507 stores around the world with a total selling area of 488‚400 m² and 1‚050 million of Inditex ’s capital invested
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Executive Summary In the midst of China cropping up as a hidden dragon‚ every firm that plans on foreign expansion is tempted into penetrating China out of all the optimization competitive advantages provided. Being one of them‚ SaSa‚ a listed well-know cosmetic chain store that stands alone in Hong Kong‚ has already taken action. Our report is to analyze SaSa’s business expansion in China. The background part reveals how SaSa has been turned around‚ originating as a small open-shelf retailer and
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The 2 1st-centur y Supply Chain Spanish clothier Zara t urn s the rules o f supply chain management on thei r head. The result? A superresponsive network and p rofi t margins t ha t are the envy o fth e industry. ire Fiilflllment by K asr a Michael A. Lewis‚ and Jose A.D. Machuca !04 W hen a German w holesale r suddenly canceled L1 big lingerie order in 1975‚ Amancio Or- tet;;a t hough t his fledgling clothing company might go b ankrupt . All his capittil was tied up in
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Limitation Saudi Arabian women should feel free about the way they present themselves in public places. There’re a lot of rules and regulations about what women can wear and do in Riyadh‚ Saudi Arabia. Women aren’t allowed to drive‚ they must always have a guardian‚ and there are separate buildings and lines for women and men. For example‚ women must cover her whole body in public and in front of men. In the essay “Saudis in Bikinis” by Nicholas D. Kristof‚ talks about a time where he was in Saudi Arabia
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Case: Operations Strategy of Zara Question 1: Zara has a variety responsive supply chain. (a) Does it offer a competitive advantage‚ and (b) how does this affect supply chain design and performance? (a) Yes Zara’s responsive strategies improve the efficiency of information exchange in every level of supply chain; customers‚ store managers‚ designers and market specialists‚ production stuffs‚ subcontractors‚ buyers‚ warehouse managers‚ distributors‚ and so on. As a result of efficient exchange
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MARMARKETING AND SALES STRATEGY There are very good prospects for Foreign companies who want to export their products to the Saudi Arabian market. However‚ there are certain marketing procedures and sales techniques which have to be observed in order to develop and sustain business relationships over a long period of time. • The Saudi market should be constantly reviewed for product adaptation and change. • Exporters should ensure regular supplies as per specifications‚ at the specified time
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How well does Zara perform compare to its competitors? In order to see how well Zara perform compare to its competitors‚ we need to analyze a few financial ratios: Gross Profit Margin‚ Net Profit Margin‚ Net Working Capital‚ Net Working Capital Turnover‚ Return on book value of Assets‚ Return on book value of Equity‚ Return on Fixed Assets and Total Debt Ratio. Gross Profit Margin is financial metric used to assess a firm’s financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from
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