Zara operation management‚ A business case! Tuesday‚ September 2‚ 2008 Zara operation management‚ A business case! 1- Executive Summary Operations management is in regard to all operations within the organization related activities including managing purchases‚ inventory control‚ quality control‚ storage and logistics. A great deal of focus is on efficiency and effectiveness of such processes. An example of successful operations management in retail sector is obvious in Zara business model which
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ZARA: IT for Fast Fashion Önder BARLAS Executive MBA Student Boğaziçi University‚ Istanbul Abstract: In 2003 Zara faced a problem whether to upgrade the operating system they used for their point-of-sale (POS) to a new Windows based one‚ or to continue using the stable and old one. This report aims to analyze the problem by conducting a SWOT analysis and offering a solution path best suited on Zara’s strategic position in the clothing industry. 1. Brief Information about Inditex and Zara Inditex
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15 Exhibit: II Benetton’s famous advertisements Picture 1 Globe Campaign (1986) Picture 3 A black hand and a white hand linked by handcuff Picture 2 Israeli and Arab (1987) Picture 4 Black and White Hand (1990) (1989) Picture 5 An angelic-looking white child embracing a black one whose hair shaped into devil’s horns created a lot of consternation among Black groups in the US (1991) Picture 6 War Cemetery (1991) 16 Picture 7 Tongues (1991). In the Middle East‚ this image was considered pornographic
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ANSWER KEY Research and Application 5-34 1. The two methods are different because page 33 is using the contribution method and page 50 is using the absorption costing. 2. Because of the type of business the company does. The company uses a lot of variable costs and the cost of sales is included in calculating the contribution margin. 3. Because of the type of business the company does. The company uses a lot of variable costs and the cost of sales is included in calculating the contribution
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ZARA是西班牙Inditex集团旗下的一个子公司，它既是服装品牌，也是专营ZARA品牌服装的连锁零售品牌。1975年设立于西班牙的ZARA，在世界各地56个国家内，设立超过两千多家的服装连锁店。ZARA深受全球时尚青年的喜爱，设计师品牌的优异设计，价格却更为低廉，简单来说就是让平民拥抱High Fashion。 Zara‚ a Spanish-based chain owned by Inditex‚ is a clothing retailer who has taken a new approach in the industry. Zara stores are company-owned‚ except where local legislation forbids foreigner-owned businesses. It was first open in 1975‚ originally a lingerie store‚ then the product range expanded to incorporate women’s fashion‚ menswear
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Sewing up the Competition - Innovation in the Textile and Clothing Industry Manufacturing doesn’t get much older than the textile and clothing industry. Since the earliest days when we lived in caves there’s been a steady demand for something to wrap around us to keep warm and to protect the more sensitive bits of our anatomy from the worst of the elements. What began with animal hides and furs gradually moved into a more sophisticated activity with fabrics woven from flax or wool – and with
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Company Analysis: United Colors of Benetton 1. Briefly summarize the main features of Benetton’s international strategy. Benetton’s Philosophy : To bring the network of the Benetton image- a global brand with a distinctly Italian personality- to the most prestigious shopping zones in major world capitals. Benetton believes that in this saturated market the customers already have everything they need and they have to be tempted by design‚ atmosphere‚ and by the quality of in-store customer
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production (outsources 50% of its production in Europe as well‚ but has slightly longer lead times) H&M spends more on advertising H&M is more price-oriented However‚ the operating revenues of H&M are more similar to those of Inditex compared to Benetton and Gaps Question 1.2 – Operating Economics Comparisons indicate that: Inditex is less liquid than H&M‚ as it has more fixed assets and quick turnover Inditex is more efficient in generating a greater profit per euro of sales; that is because
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which is quick response to the market requirements. On the other hand‚ The Gap and H&M have a different business model. They owned most of the stores‚ but outsourced all the production. And Benetton had a third business model. It invested heavily in the production‚ but licensees ran its stores. To prove Zara has the prospect of sustainable growth in the international apparel market‚ it is important to understand and compare the financial differences of Inditex‚ its parent company‚ and its major
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Company Overview Zara is one of the largest and the most internationalized retailers that Inditex Group owns. Inditex Group is based in Spain‚ which is a global specialty retailer that designs‚ manufactures‚ and sells apparel‚ footwear‚ and accessories for women‚ men and children around the world. Zara’s history The founder of Zara‚ Amancio Ortega‚ opened the first Zara store in 1975 in a central street in La Caruña‚ Spain. It was first featured as low-priced look-alike products of popular‚ higher-end
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