1. With which of the international competitors listed in the case is it most interesting to compare Inditex’s financial results? Why? What do comparisons indicate about Inditex’s relative operating economics? Its relative capital efficiency? We think H&M’s financial results are the most interesting one to compare with Inditex’s. H&M is the most important and largest competitor of Inditex and due to their similar background‚ both being large international European apparel brands and offers fashionable
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Origin and meaning of BPR Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) had its origin in America in the early 1990s. It is a process where a group of logically related tasks involves the firm ’s resources to provide customer-oriented results in support of the organization ’s objectives (www.oaktraining.com). Every organization venture into re-engineering for three “C” and they are customers‚ competition and change. From the customers emerge demand‚ there is constant change in their needs
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Rosa: Most important facts Rot: References http://fashionista.com/2011/08/zaras-brazilian-factories-accused-of-child-labor-and-unfair-working-conditions/ Zara’s Brazilian Factories Accused of Child Labor and Unfair Labor Practices By LEAH CHERNIKOFF Thursday‚ Aug 18‚ 2011 / 12:34 PM Photos: Reporter Brasil An investigative report out of Brazil has found that Zara‘s Brazilian suppliers contracted with factories which subjected workers to hazardous “slave-like” working conditions
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How well does Zara perform compare to its competitors? In order to see how well Zara perform compare to its competitors‚ we need to analyze a few financial ratios: Gross Profit Margin‚ Net Profit Margin‚ Net Working Capital‚ Net Working Capital Turnover‚ Return on book value of Assets‚ Return on book value of Equity‚ Return on Fixed Assets and Total Debt Ratio. Gross Profit Margin is financial metric used to assess a firm’s financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from
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Profit Growth in the Next Three To Five Years Introduction Zara is a Spanish company that starts its business as a clothing manufacturer. It started to grow from a small company over the decades until it possesses few factories that allocate their products to other countries. Zara crosses over the border of its own country‚ Spain and could be found in upscale locations in the cities like Europe‚ United States‚ Middle East‚ and Asia. Zara has its system of 1603 stores in 78 countries. Its stores are
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------------------------------------------------- zara spainshclothing company clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo‚ Galicia‚ and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Pull and Bear‚ Uterqüe‚Stradivarius and Bershka. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks[1] to develop a new product and get it to stores‚ compared to the six-month industry average‚ and
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Competition Strategy ZARA-case 1.a: Strengths - Internalized cross-border functions‚ - Affordable prices - Quick response - Strong real estate network - Wider vertical scope than competitors‚ owned much of its production and most of its stores. - Galica’s geographical position from the prespective of transport costs - Originated design and finished goods in stores within four and five weeks in the case of entirely new designs and two weeks for modifications of existing products
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Jesus CASE 1: ZARA INTERNATIONAL: Fashion at the Speed of Light At the announcement of her engagement to Spain’s Crown Prince Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano wore a chic white pant suit. Within a few weeks‚ hundreds of European women sported the same look. Welcome to a fashion‚ a trend that sees clothing retailers frequently purchasing small quantities of merchandise to stay on top of emerging trends. In this world of "hot today‚ gauche tomorrow‚" no company does fast fashion better than Zara international
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Case: Operations Strategy of Zara Question 1: Zara has a variety responsive supply chain. (a) Does it offer a competitive advantage‚ and (b) how does this affect supply chain design and performance? (a) Yes Zara’s responsive strategies improve the efficiency of information exchange in every level of supply chain; customers‚ store managers‚ designers and market specialists‚ production stuffs‚ subcontractors‚ buyers‚ warehouse managers‚ distributors‚ and so on. As a result of efficient exchange
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simple? What are the principles for Zara’s business operation?  Fundamental business philosophy of Zara The fundamental business strategy of Zara is very simple which is linking customer demand to manufacturing‚ and liking manufacturing to distribution. Zara has been running their business in fashion industry which is susceptible to seasons and quick changing customer tastes. Zara has been approached to and considered their business as a perishable commodity business just like a fresh baked
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