Zara International Case Study Summary

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Introduction The global fashion market is a consumer-driven industry. The evolving world and new technologies have allowed consumers to have more access to fashion. As a result, consumers’ needs are changing, competition is intense, and companies are emerging to meet these demands. In this case analysis, Zara International, a Spanish-based chain owned by Inditex, is a retailer who has taken a new approach in the industry. With their unique strategy, Zara has the competitive advantage to be sustainable. In general, the various major management approaches namely, scientific management, organizational behaviour, system approach and contingency approach that are effectively adopted by Zara International has contributed to the success of the company in the emerging fashion industry. These management approaches are elaborated in detail in addressing question no 1, 2 and 3. |Q1: |In what ways are element of the classical management approaches evident at Zara International? | Classical approach generally based on two of the earliest management theories as follows: 1. Scientific Management 2. General Administrative Theory 1.2 Scientific Management 1.2.1 Approach 1 (a): (Frederick Winslow Taylor Perspective)…show more content…
Let’s say for example the employee who procuring the fabric accidently procures undyied fabric instead dyied fabric so that the fabric can be sent to cutting/sorting for further process. People of Fabric die Area would have to rectify by trying to dye the fabric or ask the fabric procurement to reorder. This chain reaction would by the end of the day, affecting the time and sub-subsystem production target of in Cutting/Sorting Area, Sewing/Assembling and affecting the ability of ZARA’s store to meet their customers

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