Read the following articles (and more related ones during your research if needed). From a supply chain management (SCM) perspective, compare the performance of the two companies in question along four dimensions (see below). Write a report to summarise the SCM of the two companies, analyse their respective critical success factors, and answer the given assignment question.

Case Studies

• Gallugher J.M. (2008), “Zara: Fast Fashion from Savvy Systems”, Sections 1-3, Chapter 1 of the free online book Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology, Flatwork Knowledge, available at: http://www,gallaugher.com/Zara%20Case.pdf (Links to an external site.)
• TradeGecko (2018), “Zara supply chain analysis – the secret behind Zara’s retail success”, available at: https://www.tradegecko.com/blog/zara-supply-chain-its-secret-to-retail-success (Links to an external site.)
• Fast Retailing (2019), “UNIQLO Business Model”, available at: https://www.fastretailing.com/eng/group/strategy/uniqlobusiness.html (Links to an external site.)
• Li, A. (2015), “UNIQLO: Becoming a Truly Global Company”, Centennial College, The Hong Kong University Group, available at: http://www.centennialcollege.hku.hk/f/upload/2133/UNIQLO_15_007C.pdf (Links to an external site.)