Case Analysis 1: Zara IT for Fast Fashion 1.) After analyzing the case Zara: IT for Fast Fashion and reviewing the company’s operational strategies‚ we can identify both positive and negative aspects within the organization. Major contributors to the company’s success include: a fined tuned value chain system; lean manufacturing‚ design and distribution; the ability read target markets and predict market trends. Conversely the most significant issues identified in the case include: (1) Poor IT
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summary General introduction (including a concise consumers and category market/ trend overview) Entry mode -The suitable mode of entry for Zara to enter the clothing industry in Vietnam is franchising. -As Vietnam’s joint venture regulations are strict; the Vietnamese investors must own at least 51% of the enterprise’s capital. This will create some difficulties to Zara in term of controlling the business. -Therefore‚ franchising is more suitable because the mode of entry is suitable for entering a small
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The case of Zara – The Postponement strategy I) Introduction In order to compete in the world of rising globalization and shortening of product life cycle nowadays‚ firms have to deal with the demand for increasing product variety to meet the diverse needs of customers. Mass customization has become a requirement for many businesses especially in the dynamic‚ fast-changing industries. However‚ the more product varieties‚ the more difficult it is to forecast demand‚ control inventory and manufacture
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY‚ JODHPUR Application of Category Management Principles in ZARA Submitted To:- Mr. Sanjay Kumar Submitted By:- Mr. Ritesh Malpani IInd Semnester MFM Introduction:- Category management is a retailing and purchasing concept in which the range of products purchased by a business organization or sold by a retailer is broken down into discrete groups of similar or related products; these groups are known as product categories (examples of
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Zara: Apparel Q 1. Ans: Having a very responsible supply chain Zara is enable to keep store inventory to a minimum‚ and keep a fast turnaround of new products. This encourages customers to buy the product as soon as they see it in a store because the same product might not be there the next time and Zara does not always send stores the same product twice. Q 2. Ans : Zara does manufacture some clothing in Asia‚ but not to save cost. It is to save time in supplying the Asian market and to keep its
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The middle-aged mother buys clothes at the Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid-20s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly‚ Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends - being in fashion and low prices - and making a very effective combination out of it. Much talked about‚ especially since its parent company’s IPO in 2001‚ often admired‚ sometimes reviled‚ but hardly ever ignored‚ Zara has been an interesting case study for many
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Case Memo: Zara Fast Fashion 1. 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? Indeed comparing the financial performance of Inditex with the key competitors‚ Inditex was the most profitable company in terms of ROIC. In terms of revenues‚ income and size‚ H&M shows that it is the most interesting to compare. Inditex has a store number
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Competitors’ customers Even though Zara can survive with the highest market share in the clothing market‚ still there are those competitors out there that Zara might gain more of their customers if it applied new marketing strategies . There’ 4 main competitors that the company should consider‚ including H&M‚ Mango‚ Uniqlo and Gap. For H&M ‚it has the customers that are mostly similar to Zara which mostly are women that are into fashionable clothes‚ want to follow the trends but are more price-conscious
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Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. Brief History The Microfinance Council of the Philippines‚ Inc. (MCPI) is a network of 41 institutions working towards the rapid development of the microfinance industry in the Philippines. The 41 institutions include 34 practitioners and 7 service providers. While membership among the practitioners is currently dominated by non-government organizations (NGOs)‚ the roster of practitioners also includes microfinance-oriented rural banks‚ one thrift
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Jan. 29‚ 2013 Zara International Business Problem Productivity is the best word to describe the approach of merchants during the classical era. Merchants believed that being strong in productivity would bring higher profits. It sounded so simple and unbelievable from the very different and complex businesses today. However‚ businesses cannot forget the significance of productivity even centuries after it was first thought of. After reading the article about Zara International‚ I was very
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