between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of ‘One country‚ two system’. Hong Kong exercises capitalism under the rule of the British government and thus continues its practice after the handover. Hong Kong
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rnrmarketresearch.com/luxury-goods-in-hong-kong-china-market-report.html Luxury goods experienced a slowdown in current value growth for 2012 against 2011‚ largely attributed by the unstable economic conditions brought about by the 2011 Euro crisis as well as the slowing down of the Chinese economy. While consumers’ sentiments were still relatively strong‚ spending continued to tilt towards a more cautious end. Depreciation of Euros also saw more consumers heading to Hong Kong for holidays and in turn purchasing
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There were two main driving issues behind our analysis of this Sport Obermeyer case: the measurement and understanding of demand from uncertain and disparate forecasts‚ and the allocation of production between factories in Hong Kong and Mainland China (Lo Village‚ Guangdong). The main challenges facing the company were long lead times‚ little to no feedback from the market before the first production decision (the first real demand signal is at the Las Vegas trade show in March) and inaccurate forecasts
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Sport Obermeyer – Case Review In this case study we discuss the problems faced by Sport Obermeyer‚ a fashion skiwear manufacturer. Every year the company had to produce a new line of clothing according to the latest trends and fashions. The success of the company depended on how well Sports Obermeyer was able to predict market response to different styles and colors. Intense competition had made forecasting really difficult. The two scenarios that resulted were products in style sold out and the
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data that would provide clear indication how end-consumers would respond to the company’s current line. A good solution would enable Obermeyer to decide on where and when to source each product (China vs. Hong Kong vs. an alternative factory). The Fashion Industry is extremely competitive‚ as well as trendy. Last year Columbia Sportswear‚ a competitor of Sport Obermeyer‚ managed to capture 23% of the Adult Ski-Jacket market. This‚ along with the ever increasing varieties of products and no clear indication
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Introduction Sport Obermeyer‚ Ltd. presents a successful ski apparel company that is addressing logistics-related decisions that face many businesses today. Sport Obermeyer‚ founded in 1947 by Klaus Obermeyer‚ has continued to lead the ski apparel industry since that time through continuous product innovation and fashion-forward styles. Recently‚ the company has faced increased competition from other winter apparel makers‚ namely Columbia Sportswear. Exhibit 1 presents a SWOT analysis of Sport Obermeyer
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Sport Obermeyer – Case Report Module One‚ Session Six Supply Chain Inventory Management Darcy Shannon October 27‚ 2010 Sport Obermeyer – Case Report Executive Summary In order to minimize the degree of stock outs‚ and markdowns‚ I have decided for the initial Hong Kong order to produce those products that have the smallest standard deviation when comparing the Buying Committee Forecasts. An attempt will also be made to purchase the lowest cost items within this group‚ as initial order size of
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1- What makes supply chain management at Sport Obermeyer so challenging? The biggest challenge Sport Obermeyer is facing is uncertainty. The demand for each of the styles is completely un-deterministic and is very hard to predict. At the same time‚ Obermeyer production cycle is very long which is making it nearly impossible to adapt to the market. On one hand‚ if the produced items do not sell‚ Obermeyer incurs the loss of manufacturing cost. On the other hand‚ if we do not produce enough of the
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Obermeyer Sports‚ Ltd. Introduction Sports Obermeyer‚ Ltd‚ a fashion skiwear manufacturing company‚ faces an array of issues before starting a new production cycle. The right timing for the production decision‚ prediction of production volume‚ associated risks‚ production process key steps that add value‚ and productivity issues are all concerns that must be addressed. The first step of Obermeyer’s decision making is to decide sample production volumes. The sample production (10‚000 units
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1. China Property Market Since 1998‚ the Chinese hosuing market experienced it’s first serious slump from the end of 2007‚ This was marked by great price declines over 30% in some cities‚ as well as drop in sales volume. Many industry analysts believed the market is too hot before 2008 and drove government officials to tighten regulations on home buying for cooling the market. However‚ the Chinese market seems to have practiced a turnaround much faster than expected. Due to the 5 consecutive
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