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This case study analysis examines Zara’s success in agile supply chain management. It reviews literature from 2001 to 2010 to identify key aspects of Zara’s strategy and provides direction for future research. It is useful for understanding how Zara has managed to compete in the fast fashion industry.
What's inside
- Introduction to agile supply chains
- Zara's case study overview
- Key aspects of Zara's success
- Agile manufacturing objectives
- Zara's product organization and design
Who it is for: Students studying supply chain management, agile supply chains, and fast fashion. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
This is a review of research into the agile supply chain of Zara. A student gets an overview of ways to compete on time in the fashion industry.
Fashion industry changes
Conditions in the global marketplace demand an agile response from organisations. Fast fashion competes on time, not just price. Customer behaviour has changed.
Supply Chain Management
Supply chain management is important for fast fashion. It is a process from raw materials to customer consumption. Agile supply chain is a network's ability to quickly capture business opportunities.
Zara's supply chain
Zara's supply chain has in-house and outsourced activities. Its supply chain operations are to maximise resource use, minimise inventory and lead times. Zara's stores are precisely organised and items differ depending on the shop manager's prediction.
Key terms
- Agile supply chain
- A network's ability to consistently identify and capture business opportunities quickly.
- Fast Fashion
- Competing on time to market as well as price.
- Raw materials
- Materials that need to be present before the season starts due to long lead times.
- Supply Chain Operations
- Manages resources, inventory and lead times to directly affect pricing, customer satisfaction, and business values.
- Shared Situation Awareness
- A process of observing raw data, making sense of it and testing hypotheses.
- Flexibility
- A key competence in product design and supply for fast fashion.
Questions this document helps with
- Why must fashion retailers respond quickly to market changes?
- How can a retailer keep up with fast fashion?
- How is the supply chain of a fast fashion company organised?
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