Q1. Analyse and evaluate how these three Companies differ in terms of their approach to the design and the manufacturing stage of supply Chain in the UAE market.

Q2. Analyse and evaluate the how these three companies differ in terms of their approach to the distribution and the retail stage of supply Chain in the UAE market.

Q3. Critically evaluate the major supply chain management challenges facing these three companies.

Supplying fast fashion 13 Garment retaling has changed. No longer a there a sand. ard lock that all retalers adhere bo for a whole weason. Faskion it lase, oomplex and furiows. Oifferent trends oved. lap and faskion ideas that are not even on a teser's radur screen can become 'must haves' within sx months. Many retall busineses with their own brands, such as HSM and Zara, sell vp-to-theominute fanhicnabidy at low prices in stores that are dearly focused on one particular maket. In the word ef fast favhion, cawalk devgen speed their war into High sseeft stores at prices anyone can afford. The cualsy of the gament means that it may orly last one season, but fast fahion cuntomers don't want yester day's trendr. As Newriveek putrit, ".. being a "quicker picker-upper" in what made tathion retaiers MBM and Zara seccestul froyt thrive by practiping the new so- around the world. The buriness concept in Tashion and ence of "iast fashion", compressing product development qualsy at the best price'. Whith more than a0.000 employ. ourtomers see are orly the end part of the supply chains grit muket is Cemariy, followed by Sacden and the that feeds them. And theie have aho thanged. UK. bSM are seen by many as the originass of the fast At its simpleit beel, Ete tast fashion supply chain has favhion concept. Certairly they have years of experience four utages. Fint, the gaments are devig,sed, after which at eriving down the price of sp-to-the-minule fahions. they are manufactured. they are then dstrbuted to the "We encare the best price," they sry, by having few midtetal outlets where they are displayed and sold in retal difemen, buying large volumes, having exterieve expent operations des gned to reflect the businers's brand va. ence of the clothing induritry having a great angwiledge uer. In this short ease weyly. we easmire two fark lashion of which goods showld be bought frow which makets. similter chan, but with a diflerent market postioning Zara. The tirst store opened almost by accident in 1975 United Colours ef Benetion. Amost 50 yean ago Luciano when Amancio Ortega Cuona, a women's pyama manuRemetton took the world of fawion by stom by selling the factared, was left with a large canceled order. The thep he Brighe, casual fweater designed by his sister across forope opered was intended orly as an oustet for cancrlicd onders. (and later the rest of the world. promoted by controver. Now, Inditex, the holdirg group that includes the Zara sial afvertising By 2005 , the Benetion Groug was present brand, has over 1,300 stores in 39 countres with whes of in 130 countries throughout the world. Seling casual gav. over 63 billon. The Zara brand accounts for over 75 per ments, mainly under its Unted Colours of Eenetton (UCB; oent of the groups total retal sales, and is still bused in and is more tashion-oriented 5wley branck, it produces northwest Spain. By 2003 in had become the werlis fast. 110 - Thon garmerits a year, over 90 per ceet of them in est growing volume garment retaller The indiex group aho furope. is reall retwork of over 5.600 stores produce has seveal other branded chairs including Pull and Bear. as less "high fashice' but of higher qualty and durablty. ple in a business that in inown for a high degree of vertical and with higher prices, than HsM and 7 ara. Integration compared with mose fast fashion companier. The comparry belleves that in is their integraton along H8M. Fieablithed in Sweder in 1947.HkM now wel the eqply thein that allowi them to respond to customer clecket and costretict in over 1.000 stores in 20 countrict. demand fast and fexibly while keeping sock to a minimum. 6rick 95 Q1. Analye ard ewalate how these thee Companies esfrer in terms cf their apgroach to the deston and the marafacturing atage of sapply Chain in the UMr market. CS Markst Q2. Analyseand evalsate the tow these three conbanies ditfer is terws of their aperoach to toe distributban and she retall akase of ausply Chan it tha UMC market. Cs Marksal Q3. Criticalhy evaluate the major sugpiy chais managerment chaflerges facing these theo conpanies. (s) marksl Supplying fast fashion 13 Garment retaling has changed. No longer a there a sand. ard lock that all retalers adhere bo for a whole weason. Faskion it lase, oomplex and furiows. Oifferent trends oved. lap and faskion ideas that are not even on a teser's radur screen can become 'must haves' within sx months. Many retall busineses with their own brands, such as HSM and Zara, sell vp-to-theominute fanhicnabidy at low prices in stores that are dearly focused on one particular maket. In the word ef fast favhion, cawalk devgen speed their war into High sseeft stores at prices anyone can afford. The cualsy of the gament means that it may orly last one season, but fast fahion cuntomers don't want yester day's trendr. As Newriveek putrit, ".. being a "quicker picker-upper" in what made tathion retaiers MBM and Zara seccestul froyt thrive by practiping the new so- around the world. The buriness concept in Tashion and ence of "iast fashion", compressing product development qualsy at the best price'. Whith more than a0.000 employ. ourtomers see are orly the end part of the supply chains grit muket is Cemariy, followed by Sacden and the that feeds them. And theie have aho thanged. UK. bSM are seen by many as the originass of the fast At its simpleit beel, Ete tast fashion supply chain has favhion concept. Certairly they have years of experience four utages. Fint, the gaments are devig,sed, after which at eriving down the price of sp-to-the-minule fahions. they are manufactured. they are then dstrbuted to the "We encare the best price," they sry, by having few midtetal outlets where they are displayed and sold in retal difemen, buying large volumes, having exterieve expent operations des gned to reflect the businers's brand va. ence of the clothing induritry having a great angwiledge uer. In this short ease weyly. we easmire two fark lashion of which goods showld be bought frow which makets. similter chan, but with a diflerent market postioning Zara. The tirst store opened almost by accident in 1975 United Colours ef Benetion. Amost 50 yean ago Luciano when Amancio Ortega Cuona, a women's pyama manuRemetton took the world of fawion by stom by selling the factared, was left with a large canceled order. The thep he Brighe, casual fweater designed by his sister across forope opered was intended orly as an oustet for cancrlicd onders. (and later the rest of the world. promoted by controver. Now, Inditex, the holdirg group that includes the Zara sial afvertising By 2005 , the Benetion Groug was present brand, has over 1,300 stores in 39 countres with whes of in 130 countries throughout the world. Seling casual gav. over 63 billon. The Zara brand accounts for over 75 per ments, mainly under its Unted Colours of Eenetton (UCB; oent of the groups total retal sales, and is still bused in and is more tashion-oriented 5wley branck, it produces northwest Spain. By 2003 in had become the werlis fast. 110 - Thon garmerits a year, over 90 per ceet of them in est growing volume garment retaller The indiex group aho furope. is reall retwork of over 5.600 stores produce has seveal other branded chairs including Pull and Bear. as less "high fashice' but of higher qualty and durablty. ple in a business that in inown for a high degree of vertical and with higher prices, than HsM and 7 ara. Integration compared with mose fast fashion companier. The comparry belleves that in is their integraton along H8M. Fieablithed in Sweder in 1947.HkM now wel the eqply thein that allowi them to respond to customer clecket and costretict in over 1.000 stores in 20 countrict. demand fast and fexibly while keeping sock to a minimum. 6rick 95 Q1. Analye ard ewalate how these thee Companies esfrer in terms cf their apgroach to the deston and the marafacturing atage of sapply Chain in the UMr market. CS Markst Q2. Analyseand evalsate the tow these three conbanies ditfer is terws of their aperoach to toe distributban and she retall akase of ausply Chan it tha UMC market. Cs Marksal Q3. Criticalhy evaluate the major sugpiy chais managerment chaflerges facing these theo conpanies. (s) marksl