VERTICAL ANALYSIS Vertical Analysis Definition A method of financial statement analysis in which each entry for each of the three major categories of accounts (assets‚ liabilities and equities) in a balance sheet is represented as a proportion of the total account. The main advantage of vertical analysis is that the balance sheets of businesses of all sizes can easily be compared. It also makes it easy to see relative annual changes within one business.
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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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Vertical Farming Vertical Farming is a modern way of farming‚ is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers‚ or on vertically inclined surfaces. Land and population: It is estimated that by the year 2050‚ close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield
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the Fashion World Upside Down 13 December 2007 Introduction ZARA is the flagship chain store for the Spanish Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega‚ who also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius and Bershka. Today‚ Inditex is probably the world ’s fastest growing clothing retailer with over 3‚100 stores around the world in over 70 countries (more than four times the 2000 figure) the Zara format taking around 1‚000 of those stores. In March 2006‚ the
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ZARA: Fast Fashion Zara’s performance in the EU. Zara is the largest and most internationalized of Inditex (Industria de Diseno Textil) chain based on Spain. Zara had built up their business in the Spanish market by 1990‚ and started to expand their business into global market. At the same time‚ according to the case‚ they started to make major investments in manufacturing logistics and IT‚ including establishment of a just-in-time manufacturing system‚ a 130‚000-square-meter warehouse close
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What is vertical coordination? Vertical coordination is the process of implementing all the stages such as production line‚ marketing and selling the final output. The other important thing about the vertical coordination is that there should be an efficient communication between consumers and producers in that how much should produce the producer and also what quality should have the product. One of the main characteristic of the communist world was the state property‚ meaning that
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mergers which these companies must consider horizontal‚ vertical‚ and conglomeration. A horizontal merger occurs when two companies from the same industry consolidate their assets and eliminate competition allow them to reach potential higher gain within market. Vertical mergers occur when two or more companies operating at different levels are producing goods or services for a particular industry. The goal
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Vertical Farming For thousands of years‚ human beings have fed themselves by growing a huge variety of vegetables and grains. In more recent years‚ technology has helped increase harvests‚ shorten growing time‚ and make growing crops indoors feasible. Genetic engineering has brought about strains of plants that are resistant to various diseases. These plants also grow more quickly and spoil less easily. Indoor farming helps to lengthen the growing season and decrease the effect of weather on crops
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Product Classification Zara is classified as the shopping goods in the category of consumer products. Zara is an international clothing brand which is a part of the Inditex Group. Zara’s products mainly focus at the clothing and their products are bought for the final use. So‚ it is classified in the category of the consumer products. Zara is classified as the shopping goods because of their brand. Their brand had made the price of their product higher than other competitors seems like Padini
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Vertical Advantages Vertical organizations provide clear lines of authority and a tight span of control‚ which can lead to high operating efficiency. In general‚ the organization is comprised of relatively small departments‚ allowing managers to closely monitor and control the activities of their subordinates. Each layer of the organization reports to the one directly above it‚ all the way up the chain to top management‚ and each layer has its own clearly defined functions and responsibilities. Employees
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