From a supply chain management (SCM) perspective, compare the performance of the two companies in question along four dimensions
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.)