Activist Capitalism and Supply-Chain Citizenship: Producing Ethical Regimes and Ready-toWear Clothes: with CA comment by Bená Burda Author(s): Damani James Partridge Reviewed work(s): Source: Current Anthropology‚ Vol. 52‚ No. S3‚ Corporate Lives: New Perspectives on the Social Life of the Corporate Form: Edited by Damani J. Partridge‚ Marina Welker‚ and Rebecca Hardin (Supplement to April 2011)‚ pp. S97-S111 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological
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Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega. Zara is the most internationalized of Inditex’s chains. The group is headquartered in A Coruna‚ Spain‚ where the first Zara store opened in 1975. As of August 2009‚ there are more than 1‚500 Zara stores around the world. It is claimed that Zara needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores‚ compared with a six-month industry average‚ and launches around 10‚000 new designs each year. Zara
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Both "Fish Cheeks" and "Broken Chain" establish the theme of that people try adjust themselves to impress or fit another persons liking‚ each main characters does this in a different course of action. In the story "Broken Chains" Alfonso mainly focuses on his physical appearance so that he can fit in and be accepted by others his age. At the start of the story it begins with Alfonso picking at his teeth since they all aren’t perfectly straight. Additionally the passage shares how he did fifty
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The Benetton supply chain One of the best known examples of how an organization can use its supply chain to achieve a competitive advantage is the Benetton Group. Founded by the Benetton family in the 1960s‚ the company is now one of the largest garment retailers‚ with stores which bear its name located in almost all parts of the world. Part of the reason for its success has been the way it has organized both the supply side and the demand side of its supply chain. Although Benetton does manufacture
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T H E G L O B A L A P PA R E L VA L U E C H A I N : What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION economy environment employment sectoral studies series THE GLOBAL APPAREL VALUE CHAIN: What Prospects for Upgrading by Developing Countries Gary Gereffi Department of Sociology‚ Duke University Durham‚ USA and Olga Memedovic UNIDO‚ Strategic Research and Economics Branch UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION Vienna
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A. Value Chain Analysis Nike’s value chain contains seven primary activities. These activities are Technology Development‚ Product Design‚ Component Manufacturing‚ Assembly‚ Marketing‚ Distribution and Retail Sales. As stated in its annual report‚ Nike is primarily a design and marketing company. As such‚ Nike controls the functions related to design and marketing of its products. 1. Technology Development Nike’s shoes have been on the leading edge of technology development for nearly 40
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Desk Jet Printer Supply Chain From the case‚ there’re several significant issues emerged in HP desk jet printer supply chains: - Inefficient demand forecasting system - Long lead time - Disagreement on right level of inventory among HP divisions Demand Forecasting System HP desk jet printer is considered in the mature stage of product life-cycle. So‚ time-series analysis along with causal methods would be efficient tools for forecasting demand. As time-series methods use a variety of past
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Electron Transport Chain The first step in the electron transport chain process is for the NADH2 produced during glycolysis‚ the intermediate step‚ and the citric acid cycle to be attracted to Complex I (FMN ·FeS)due to its high affinity for NADH2. This attraction pulls NADH2 to Complex I (NAD dehydrogenase) and the two electrons from H2 are pulled off by the FeS (ferrous sulfate) leaving two H+ ions and NAD+. These molecules repel each other and this results in the NAD+ being recycled
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Chinese market‚ the number of branches in mainland China have more than two thousand. Behind the rapid development‚ efficient and smooth logistics system is a KFC a powerful weapon ahead of the competition. 1‚ the fast moving consumer goods supply chain requirements Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG‚ Fast Moving Consumer Goods or CPG‚ Consumer Package Goods)‚ refers to the rapid consumption of consumers‚ need to constantly repeat purchase of products‚ typically fast moving consumer goods‚ including
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THE VALUE CHAIN In addition to studying the external environment characterized by threats and opportunities‚ it is also essential to analyze the internal environment of the company‚ to identified the types of activities that form the production process. An analysis tool that helps identify what are the key activities of the production process of Ryanair and which are auxiliary or complementary is the analysis of the value chain (value chain). The value chain‚ in fact‚ lets to consider the enterprise
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