CASE STUDY ANALYSIS ZARA: IT FOR FAST FASHION Introduction The success of Zara in apparel manufacturing and retail business started from their belief that customers taste in fashion is hard to predict. Zara’s strategic intent to respond quickly and accurately to the fastchanging market demand has become the basis in building their core competency of highly responsive supply chain. This supply chain enables Zara to quickly capture the unpredictable market demand‚ shorten the turnaround production
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ZARA: IT for Fast Fashion Önder BARLAS Executive MBA Student Boğaziçi University‚ Istanbul Abstract: In 2003 Zara faced a problem whether to upgrade the operating system they used for their point-of-sale (POS) to a new Windows based one‚ or to continue using the stable and old one. This report aims to analyze the problem by conducting a SWOT analysis and offering a solution path best suited on Zara’s strategic position in the clothing industry. 1. Brief Information about Inditex and Zara Inditex
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FAST FASHION Zara’s success is attributed to its ingenious design‚ development‚ and production and supply chains in the world. It has been its culture to change its designs very frequently. This is mainly because they feel their differentiation point in the market is its new designs. Short-cycle production of small volumes of items has made Zara fundamentally different from other competitors. Zara has a short lead time and is more responsive to market trend. Salgado should consider upgrading
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Brian Leon – STRT 4501 Trader Joe’s Case Analysis Problem Trader Joe’s has enjoyed a loyal‚ receptive customer base and a strong brand image over its 48-year history. But as competition increases from both high- and low-end competitors‚ Trader Joe’s is failing to leverage its customer loyalty and supply chain resources to maximize profit potential‚ increase its reach and product portfolio‚ and become a one-stop shop for groceries. Analysis Trader Joe’s has acquired and developed a valuable collection
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the Point-of-Sales Grocery shoppers hate to wait. That’s why the BIS system offer durable solutions that work hard run fast and provide consistently outstanding uptime. Our retail-hardened POs systems‚ high performance operating system and speedy thermal printers allow you to move more shoppers through your lanes while protecting your long-term investment. Increase sales to fight shrinking margins BIS system makes it easier for grocery retailers to strengthen customer loyalty and grow sales. With
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Republic of the Philippines DON HONORIO VENTURA TECHNOLOGICAL STATE UNIVERSITY Bacolor‚ Pampanga College Of Computer Studies Department of Information Technology Point of Sales and Inventory System with Queuing management For Mister Borton’s Fast Food Members: Arceo‚ Michael Angelo G. Docusin‚ Jovel C. Donis‚ Grace Ann M. Dimabuyu Jr.‚ Benigno C. Francisco‚ Chester S. Pingol‚ Kimberly Christelle P. Primavera‚ Rhyan P. ____________________ ____________________ ___________________
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Local Area Network. These computers are used to control the stock and are connected to the checkouts. These are the ’branch computers’. The computers are multifunctional‚ and each can access the data‚ which gives the management a number of access points. Admin and stock control staff now have access to hand held computers‚ SEC (Shelf Edge Computers). These are used for price changes‚ creating stock pictures (information on stock totals) and for forecasting deliveries. Like many companies‚
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Zara - IT for Fast Fashion Management Information Systems EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The objective of this document is to discuss the issue of Inditex’s DOS-base IT infrastructure and how it affects Zara’s performance. Inditex is concerned about its IT infrastructure being antiquated and the possibility that hardware vendors will upgrade their machines leaving them incompatible with DOS. Because Zara’s core business model is vertically integrated‚ it could specialize in speed and efficiency and
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employees are not restocking shelves promptly‚ product will not move in the store and customers will be upset. In addition‚ having expired goods on sale will lead to an excess amount of product in the store. The dollars to buy will not be open because customers will not be purchasing expired goods and will then complain. And finally‚ it may be that the point of sale stations are old and can not read the merchandise that is being scanned through which can also cause pricing problems. Recommendations In
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about the selected stock and automatically order enough to suffice demand. The JIT System makes sure an item is never out of stock . The system counteracts out of stock situations therefore letting business operations continue as normal‚ generating sales and satisfying the customers need. Tracking Stock Tracking stock is crucial in any business‚ it stops businesses from unnecessarily losing money due to unavailability of a product due to unforeseen lack of supply.When a product is out of stock you
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