Case: “Zara: IT for Fast Fashion” Student ID: U00235538 Issue Zara‚ the flagship chain of Spanish based holding company Inditex‚ has grown to great prominence in the international retail fashion industry. It has done so by advantage in recognizing and responding to changing fashion. Recognizing and quickly responding to the changes in fashion trends is largely achieved through a collaborative system of store managers and mid-management level commercials. The exponential growth of Zara
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Porter Five Forces – Degree of Competition The UK banking industry is made up of three distinct types of competition which include the following (OFT‚ 2010): · Retail banks - Accept deposits and use these funds to make loans as well as offering other financial products to consumers and firms. Lloyds Banking Group‚ Virgin Money‚ Metro Bank‚ · Universal banks which not only offer retail banking services but also offer wholesale and investment banking services. For example: Barclays‚ HSBC
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Analysis of Issues The company Zara uses resources that are to fully utilize the labor regardless of the process-making which contains harmful substances in the production of goods. The stakeholder however has the power to stop the unethical incidents including making an event for the prevention of harm towards the customers. The company concerns about cost saving and efficiency to be made in Taiwan however could cause harm that endanger the wearer and unethical issues. Customers are warned to
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 4 Power of Suppliers Criteria Level Effect on Power Effect on Profit Difference of Inputs High Increases Decreases Cost of Switching Suppliers High Increases Decreases Threat of Forward Integration High Increases Decreases Supplier Concentration High Increases Decreases Difference of Inputs Product differentiation within inputs in the tech industry is largely dependent on how recently the input has been developed (the extent of which it is considered
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What is Zara value proposition to customers? How is Zara’s Supply Chain helping this value proposition? Zara is able to sell fashionable clothing to consumers. It can quickly respond to consumer trends and bring garments to market that follow trends in the local market. This concept of “fast fashion” allows trends to move from catwalk/conception to retail location quickly‚ in some instances in just a few weeks. It also affords these fashionable items at reasonable prices. Consumers therefore look
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competitors‚ Zara’s supply chain is quite unconventional. Instead of focusing on competitive product prices and advertising Zara has developed a super integrated supply chain paralleled by few (1). This supply chain allows it to rapidly respond to market demand and have extensive control over its design and production process (1). Inditex‚ the clothing company that owns Zara is extremely vertically integrated. It is comprised of over 100 design‚ manufacturing‚ and distribution companies (3). Contrary
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In what ways are elements of the classical management and behavioral management approaches evident at Zara International? Inditex’s group known a ZARA had implemented elements of both classical management and behavioral management approaches. Starting off with the Classical Management‚ ZARA has used some of the principles of Henri Fayol’s Administrative principles. Building their business model to identify the following five “duties” of management‚ which are foundations for the four functions of
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Diamond in the Data Mine by Gary Loveman The approach that Loveman used was highly effective outlining the importance of providing an exceptional customer service in today’s service industry through deep data mining. This article discussed 2 main points: * How Harrah’s Entertainment used information technologies to gather data about its customers and market effectively to them‚ in turn increasing their revenues in a competitive market.
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The role of market orientation on company performance through the development of sustainable competitive advantage: the Inditex-Zara case Andres Mazaira  University of Vigo‚ Oureuse‚ Spain E. Gonzalez  University of Vigo‚ Oureuse‚ Spain Ruth Avendano Ä University of Vigo‚ Oureuse‚ Spain Keywords Market orientation‚ Competitive advantage‚ Clothing industry‚ Organizational culture Abstract This paper has been developed as a part of research seeking to verify the effects of organisational
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Significant local variation in customers’ attributes and preferences was an issue not only between regions but also within regions. ZARA’S BUSINESS MODEL We mainly analyzed Zara to recommend on Inditex’s strategy since it was the flagship of Inditex and the generator of a huge percentage of financial results by itself. Zara used needs-based positioning‚ targeting a specific segment of customers and providing a tailored set of activities that can serve those needs best‚ in developing its business
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