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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Merchandising Report Merchandising centres on the buying and selling of goods within a market place and a good merchandising system is essential to the success of any retail business. I intend to focus this merchandising report on Zara‚ a ladies fashion retailer and HMV‚ an entertainment megastore. These two companies have specific buying and merchandising strategies‚ which are tailored to the needs of their products. This report will explore the similarities and differences within each company
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CASE STUDY Zara The case describes how Zara‚ operating out of the Galician port of La Coruña in north-west Spain has managed to become a benchmark for speed and flexibility in the garment industry. The case offers an illustration of a fast-response global supply‚ production and retail network. In 2003 Zara was the only retailer that could deliver garments to its stores worldwide (507 in 33 countries) in just fifteen days after they were designed. It could do that because of its unique systems
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integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and the fast fashion trend. By assessing the pros and cons of the new IT infrastructure with Zara’s brand image‚ they determined that implementing the new POS networking system is beneficial for Zara because 1) it creates a more robust and scalable system that is more responsive to Inditex’s supply chain network‚ 2) it removes the risk of the system becoming obsolete and no longer compatible with vendor’s machine upgrade‚ and 3) it helps to maintain
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University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business COMM 399: Logistics and Operations Management Problem Set 1 1. Solution: (a) Inventory build-up diagram: !"#$%&’(#)*$)$+’)‚*(&) %#" %!" $#" $!" #" !" &’(!" &’)#" *’!!" *’$#" *’(!" *’)#" $!’!!" $!’$#" $!’(!" $!’)#" $$’!!" $$’$#" $$’(!" (b) The average number of customers in the system is 12.95. Probably the easiest way to calculate this number is by calculating the area under the graph and then by dividing by
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Daniele Francescon Stephane Nicolay AMERICAN LIGHTING PRODUCTS Case Study Business Logistics November 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface 3 Analysis of the situation 3 Physical flow of goods 3 Organisational structure 3 Information management: order processing and demand forecasting 4 Performance 4 Costs 5 Identification of major issues and problems 6 Incipit 6 Initial consideration: need to redesign the system 6 Generation of
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A STUDY ON RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIAL REFERECEN TO CALTEX LUBRICANTS INDIA LIMITED CHENNAI BY J. ELANGOVAN REG NO : 35103077 A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT In the FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY In Partial fulfillment of the requirements For the award of the degree Of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SRM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEEMED UNIVERSITY KATTANKULATHUR – 603 302 APRIL – 2005 i BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified
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Project Investment – Feasibility Study Apple‚Inc Final project financial management Enalvis Gomez De Merlano Project Advisor: Dr. Manuel Christiansen Universidad Autónoma del Caribe- Campus Miami Master of arts.degree in management 05-11-2013 Indice Pag-1 portada Pag-2 Indice Pag-3 1-Introduction 1. purpose 2. company data Pag-4 1-3 Major competitors 2- Business Strategy analysis Pag-5 3- Accounting Analysis Pag-6 4- Financial
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Based on the above timeline‚ Eaton’s demise started as early as 1952‚ when Sears joined forces with Eaton’s main competitor at the time‚ Simpsons. The Simpson’s-Sears venture proved to be effective‚ as Sears brought their expertise from operating in the US for many years and quickly established new stores in the suburbs which tended to be the growth part for most communities. The stores were new and modern. Eaton’s management had failed to respond to its competitors actions of locating their stores
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ABSTRACT An organization‚ whether it is in the primary sector‚ secondary sector or the tertiary sector would use fixed assets or non-current assets. Fixed assets can vary from buildings and premises to cars or the equipment used. Whatever the case proper management of fixed assets is needed. By this we mean providing proper depreciation‚ spending on maintenance and repair as well as adjusting the accounts clearly and accurately to show the changes in fixed assets. This project looks at the procedures
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