Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer‚ founded in 197 by Amancio Ortega. Zara has now became possibly the most innovative retailer in the world. By the end of the year 2011‚ Zara has reached 82 markets globally with a network of 1.830 stores. Zara’s secret of successful fast fashion business model is mostly about their responsive buyer driven supply chain. The customer plays an active role in the business model. Design and production activity begins with customer demand and retail
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Sale software. To upgrade Zara’s current POS system‚ Zara should keep the old POS system running until the new system is ready for cut-over. The first plan is to upgrade the Information Infrastructure to support the new system. Zara must first upgrade its company’s network infrastructure from modem based to broadband based. Zara must ensure the network connectivity is available at every store. Once the network infrastructure is in place‚ Zara should contract with Intuit-HP professional services to
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Contextual Analysis of UNIQLO * Introduction UNIQLO‚ an officially Japan’s leading clothing retail chain. UNIQLO now has 1024 stores in 12 countries (Appendix 1). The operations are controlled by the parent company Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. Observe the strategy of UNIQLO‚ it base on SPA model which took place in the group’s structure and lead them to become the top brand in Asia during the downward spirals of global environment. * UNIQLO Business strategy To become one of the top clothing
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Supply Chain Management – Case Assignment 2 Guidelines for submission The questions in this document should be answered for the Zara case‚ which can be found on pages 267 – 279 of the text book. The questions on page 294 should NOT be answered. Please keep your answers concise and to the point. Include the numbering of the questions. You are allowed to use bullet points. Use MS Word‚ 12 point font size‚ standard margins for A4 paper. Start the document with your student number and name on
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UNIQLO Operations Fashionable and high-quality clothes that anyone can wear anywhere‚ any time – that’s what UNIQLO is all about. Our global operating systems weave together all processes from product design to final sales‚ including global R&D‚ procurement of world-class quality materials‚ production focused in China‚ and the operation of 790 stores around the globe. This seamless system allows UNIQLO to consistently offer its customers high-quality products at reasonable prices. UNIQLO Japan
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ZARA in Indian and Chinese market Zara is a very renowned brand for its latest designs and is among the top 100 best global brands in 2010 and its unusual strategy of zero advertising and instead invests the revenue in opening new stores across the world. The middle-aged mother buys clothes at Zara chain because they are cheap‚ while her daughter aged in the mid 20’s buys Zara clothing because it is fashionable. Clearly Zara is riding two of the winning retail trends firstly‚ being in fashion and
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Question No1.Advantages of responsive supply chain of Zara? A responsive supply chain of Zara works collaboratively among the stakeholders to exchange information in a feedback loop in order to produce enough of a product to satisfy uncertain demand. Zara has greater visibility into the supply chain which makes it responsive to the current market. This allows Zara to sense and respond quickly to capitalize on new opportunities. The information systems are the heart of the business model which enables
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enjoy because Uniqlo is your true life partner !! Its all about your enhanced lifestyle. Uniqlo is the perfect answer for all of us and is in fact the right dose of entertainment-cum-infotainment at present.A mobile application covering all aspects of life is what we may call Uniqlo.Interestingly this mobile app is absolutely free to use Ranging from enhancing your social circle to the elements of looking smart and locating a store to fulfill one’s desires is what partially Uniqlo
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Zara is one of the largest international fashion companies which belongs to the Inditex Group operating in textile design‚ manufacturing and distribution. Inditex is known to be the most successful fashion retailers in the world. The Inditex Group is made up of more than one hundred different companies which each have helped gain the success of the group. The Fashion Companies owned by the group include Pull and Bear‚ Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Stradivarius and Zara being its Flagship chain store. The
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Zara: IT for Fast Fashion On a beautiful August night in 2003‚ Xan Salgado Badas and Bruno Sanchez Ocampo settled into seats at their favorite tapas bar in the Spanish city of La Corufia‚ ordered pulpo gallego (octopus Galician style)‚ and resumed their argument. Salgado was the head of IT for lnditex‚ a multinational clothing retailer and manufacturer headquartered in La Corufia
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