STUDY ANALYSIS February 21‚ 2008 Sommaire I- Introduction 3 II- Analysis 4 III- SWOT Analysis 6 IV- Solutions 7 V- Recommendations 9 I- Introduction This case study presents two companies‚ Marks & Spencer and Zara‚ which are active in the apparel industry‚ and examines supply chains and the product-process linkages of both companies. Marks & Spencer‚ originally named Penny Bazaars‚ was founded by Michael Marks in 1884 in Northern England as a clothing sales
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COMPANY OVERVIEW Zara‚ a trendy Spanish clothing retailer founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in La Couruna. It is a flagship retail store of Inditex Group‚ a holding company that owns other fashion brands such as Massimo Dutti‚ Bershka‚ Pull and Bear‚ Stradivarius‚ Kiddy’s Class‚ and Oysho. The company still lives by the simple idea of Amacio Ortega to link customer demand to manufacturing and link manufacturing to distribution‚ which ultimately able to respond very quickly to the demands of targeted
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INTRODUCTION Cemex‚ the Mexico’s global giant‚ has been famous worldwide for its high quality products and reliable services in cement industry. It is the third biggest company that operates in US‚ Europe‚ Africa‚ the Middle East and Asia. The company produces and distributes cement‚ ready-mix concrete‚ aggregates and related building materials in more than 50 countries and maintains trade relationships with more than 100 nations. Cemex was founded in Mexico in 1906 but its worldwide presence
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The Fashion Business This page intentionally left blank The Fashion Business Theory‚ Practice‚ Image Edited by Nicola White and Ian Griffiths Oxford • New York First published in 2000 by Berg Editorial offices: 150 Cowley Road‚ Oxford OX4 1JJ‚ UK 838 Broadway‚ Third Floor‚ New York‚ NY 10003-4812‚ USA © Nicola White and Ian Griffiths 2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission
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disappearance of the giants (Nephilim)‚ in the Americas was brought about by God via supernatural events‚ divinely influenced natural disasters‚ and granting to the Native Americans‚ the ability to destroy the giants. The Comanche Chief Rolling Thunder commented: “this race (the giants) forgot justice and mercy and became too proud‚ the Great Spirit wiped it out and all that was left of their society were the mounds still visible on the tablelands.” The Navajo legend tells that the giants “were either extinguished
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AND FASHION IN SOCIETY - 2 - 3. HISTORY OF BEAUTY AND FASHION - 4 - 4. CONCLUSION - 7 - 5. REFERENCES - 8 - 1. INTRODUCTION Throughout history‚ people in every culture have sought to change the natural appearance of their bodies. They reshape and sculpt their bodies and adorn them with paint‚ cosmetics‚ clothing‚ and jewelry. These customs‚ however‚ are diverse and particular to a culture at a specific period of time. Social institutions‚ ideology‚ values‚ beliefs‚ and technology transform
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successful Supply Chain Management at Zara‚ a flagship chain store of Inditex Group based in A Coruña‚ Spain. The Make-Buy decision The make or buy decision entails choosing between manufacturing a product in-house or purchasing it from an external supplier. When making this decision‚ the two most important factors to consider are cost and
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Social proof and the confirmation trap were evident in the actions of many or all of the various players involved in the subprime mortgage crises (or credit crises) of 2008. From the NPR News radio program “The Giant Pool of Money‚” the characters on the different rungs of the subprime mortgage value chain explain their actions‚ showing these two characteristics. Social proof is a behavior by which we determine correctness of opinions‚ beliefs‚ or actions by comparing them to others’ opinions‚ beliefs
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ϖ Company 11 – Zara‚ Inditex ϖ Zara‚ the world largest clothing retailer brand that is part of the Inditex multinational clothing company which was created by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera in 1974. They are based in the northwest of Spain. Currently‚ Zara has a total of 2‚000 stores in major cities around 88 different countries. They are acclaimed as a fast fashion company in the industry with more than two hundred professional designers within the creative teams. Zara’s products are diversification
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QUESTION 1 As completely as possible‚ sketch the supply chain for Zara from raw materials to consumer purchase. ANSWER ZARA’S SUPPLY CHAIN Description Zara makes about 40% of their raw material (fabric). The remaining 60% is outsourced from within Spain‚ mostly from the La Curuna. Designing of clothes at Zara is done by creative teams of over 300 professionals at the headquarters in La Curuna‚ Spain. They act on the information fed to them from the stores managers. The first stage in
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