Department of Industrial Management and Logistics Division of Engineering Logistics Planning for Supplier Base Reduction - understanding Supplier Base Reduction’s role in purchasing A case study at Alfa Laval AB Authors Fabian Karlsson Sebastian Eriksson-Ritzén Supervisors Ala Pazirandeh Markus Ekendahl ii Acknowledgements This thesis completed our Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Faculty of Engineering
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ZARA vs. UNIQLO Team J: Bingbing Ge Lei Du Sophia Maduka Salman Syed Azim Thanadol Boonyaviwat Tanya Goel 1 Index Content Page Number Executive Summary………………………………………………………………... 4 Introduction………………………………………………………………………… 5 Industry Analysis……………………………………………………………………5 Competitive Environment……………………………………………….5 Strategic Groups………………………………………………………...6 ZARA………………………………………………………………………………
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion Identification of issues: The case study‚ Zara: IT for Fast Fashion‚ focuses on the retail giant‚ Inditex‚ and how its largest retail chain‚ Zara‚ has been so successful with their business model of high fashion‚ product variation‚ low cost‚ speed‚ and flexibility. Several issues are identified in this case study. One glaring issue that is apparent relates to the fact that a long term Information Technology (IT) strategy does not exist. There is no formal
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Supplier selection is one of the most critical activities of purchasing management in supply chain. Supplierselection is a complex problem involving qualitative and quantities multi-criteria. A tradeoff between thesetangible and in tangible factors is essential in selecting the best supplier. The work incorporates PROMETHEE-2 and AHP in choosingthe best suppliers. the result suggest that AHP and PROMETHEE-2 process makes it possible to introduce the optimum order quanti- ties among the selected supplier
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Supplier Development Strategy Executive Summary The Context of Training in The Supplier Development Process Assessing the needs for supplier development training/Planning the Implementation - Benchmarking Company X1@’s supplier development stages of excellence - Assessing Company X1@’s supplier skills and benchmarking against best practice companies - Defining/prioritizing required skills training topics/areas to bridge the skill gaps - Developing topical area curriculums
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SPANISH FASHION BRAND ZARA Carmen Lopez Ying Fan Brunel Business School Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management (2009)‚ 13:2‚ 279-296 INTRODUCTION Zara is one of the world’s most successful fashion retailers operating in 59 countries. However‚ there is little research about the firm in English as the majority of publications have been written in Spanish. This paper seeks to address this gap in the literature by examining the internationalisation process of Zara. This study adopts an
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Supplier manual for the logistics concept of Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations‚ LLC Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations‚ LLC 605 Chestnut Street Chattanooga‚ TN 37450 U.S.A. Version 1.0 Version: December 2009 Contents Contents Detailed contents Document history Preface A B C D E Volkswagen production system (VPS) Contact information EDI and supplier portal Severability clause Glossary VWGoA Chattanooga Operations‚ LLC – All rights reserved Version 1.0
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Procedure for supplier evaluation Policy: The company shall do business only with suppliers that provide high quality safe food ingredients/products. Purpose: This procedure outlines criteria for selecting and evaluating appropriate suppliers that have the capability and systems to supply products‚ materials‚ and services which are match with the company’s specified requirements‚ as well as meet relevant statutory/regulatory requirements. Scope: The procedure applies to all vendors of products
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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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Bargaining Power of Supplier Suppliers barely make any difference to companies involved in shipping line business‚ especially who are leading players like “Maersk” in this business. While it may affect to certain extent to small players like Five star shipping company‚ Varun Shipping company etc. who are struggling to establish within the industry. Many suppliers are such which are borne directly by customers but arranged by shipping lines like pesticide‚ wooden pallets‚ container repairs and truck
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