Case Study: ESQUEL 1. How did bringing the different manufacturing activities in-house help Esquel to control the high quality of their product content and service? ESQUEL started as a trader buying garment and fabric from various companies in China and Malaysia. It further expanded its operations into garment manufacturing‚ production of woven and knit fabric and cotton ginning‚ spinning and farming. The companies’ policies towards strong corporate culture‚ emphasizing on ethical business practices
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Anderson‚ Interface Inc. Brenda Bateman‚ International Resources Group Mike Bertolucci‚ Interfac e Inc. E. Milton Bevington‚ Servidyne Systems‚ LLC Paula Lawton Bevington‚ Servidyne Systems‚ LLC Glenn Frommer‚ Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation The Esquel Group Civic Exchange also thanks the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking (HSBC) Corporation for their support for this project. Table of Contents An Introduction to ‘Measuring Sustainability’ 1-5 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 6-7 6 6 7 7 7 7 8-10 8 8 8 8 9
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Esquel-Integration of Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility As we can learn from the case‚ despite of the awards Esuqel had got for its CSR efforts‚ Esquel integrated business strategy and CSR very successfully to achieve its business goal‚ which is “sustainable growth and prosperity of the company‚ people and host communities”. We will analyze the drives behind this integration and how Esquel made it work so successfully. 1.Catalyst for Integration Through the analysis of
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China and the Esquel Group China and the Esquel Group In response to criticism of it pegging the Yuan to the US dollar‚ China recently implemented steps toward liberalizing its exchange rate policy; however‚ a floating Yuan has created uncertainty concerning its impact on China’s economy. While it is likely that allowing the Yuan to appreciate against the US dollar will result in undesirable impacts for China such as deflation‚ a reduction
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Esquel Case Notes Esquel’s social initiatives are ethics‚ environment‚ exploration‚ excellence and education. There was one thing in the case that really stood out to me and let me know that Esquel’s social initiatives are aligned with their strategic goals. Or at least the company is taking significant strides towards the alignment of their company goals and initiatives. Towards the end of the case it is said that in December 2006 Esquel was award the China Social Compliance Enterprise Certificate
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Esquel Group: Transforming into a Vertically Integrated‚ Service-Oriented‚ Leading Manufacturer of Quality Cotton Apparel Introduction Esquel Group (Esquel) is one of the world’s leading producers of premium cotton shirts‚ and among the most dynamic and progressive global-scale textile and apparel manufacturers. The company‚ which is privately owned and in 2005 employed around 47‚000 people‚ was established in 1978 by Yuan-Loong Yang. In 1995 his daughter‚ Marjorie Yang‚ became the group’s
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|Procuring in a vertical integration International Project : The case of Esquel Group in Xinjiang‚ China | |Procurement & Contract Management Team Project | | | |
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Philips Professor of Manufacturing‚ Director of Faculty Planning William K.L. Fung‚ Group Managing Director‚ Li & Fung Ltd. Willy C. Shih‚ Professor of Management Practice‚ Technology and Operations Management Unit Marjorie M.T. Yang‚ Chairman‚ Esquel Group matter how large the order. But it then took The Limited three weeks to get the items from their distribution center to their stores. Mr. Fung offered a more efficient solution. Besides producing the goods for The Limited‚ Li & Fung could
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Research (2007). Dell ’s supply chain management practices. Dell ’s supply chain management. (2009). Retrieved from http://ivythesis.typepad.com/term_paper_topics/2009/12/dells-supply-chainmanagement.html Standford Gradurate School of Business‚ (2007). Esquel : transforming into a vertically integrated‚ service-oriented apparel manufacturer TIBCO Software Inc. (2007). Optimizing the supply chain ecosystem. Retrieved from http://www.tibco.com/multimedia/wp-optimizing-the-supply-chain-ecosystem_tcm82461
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supply chain should not be altered or twisted to attain supply chain improvement and sustainability but rather should be worked from end to end. Dr. Lee suggests companies to connect the dots within its operations and between operations similar to what Esquel did‚ reinvent the manufacturing processes like the Posco case which yielded them great savings‚ Work with your supplier’s suppliers as in case of Starbucks and to link up with competitors like the ERM to improve the supply chain and overall sustainability
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