...Assignment Hassan Gulzar B-13733 Supply Chain Process of Nike To, Sir Imran Hussain Nike’s supply chain, and its emphasis on sustainability – along with its aim to cut emissions – has been well-reported. But it goes far deeper than merely calculating the carbon cost and asking its transport providers to try to cut emissions. No, this is a company well ahead of the curve in sustainability. And there’s a lot other companies can learn from it. If its vision of the future comes to pass, then logistics providers seriously need to take note. It could change everything. Company Overview NIKE, the world's biggest shoe company, has a reputation for fancy footwork, especially in the arena of marketing. With both Forrest Gump and Michael Jordan sporting NIKE's athletic shoes, NIKE's appeal is wide ranging. The shoe giant still holds nearly 37% of the US market, a giant lead over #2 Reebok, which has 20.5%, and #3 Fila, with only 5.1%. NIKE - a powerhouse in the world of sports, the designer and international marketer of athletic shoes, casual footwear, apparel, and accessories - is looking for new growth opportunities. Founders: Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. First year-sales totaled $ 8,000 (1962). Employees: NIKE employs approximately 26,000 people worldwide with 650,000 workers are employed in Nike contact factories around the world. Revenue FY05: $ 13.7 billion ( 12% increase from FY04) Manufacturing: Nike brand had 137 factories in Americas (including US), 104 in EMEA...
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...Industry/Competition- Five Forces Current Rivalry opportunities/ Threats Potential Entrant Opportunities/ Threats Bargaining Power of Buyer Opportunities/ Threats Bargaining Power of Supplier Opportunities/ threats Substitute Products Opportunities/ Threats 2) General External Environment General Economic Opportunities/ Threats Demographic Opportunities/ Threats Sociocultural Opportunities/ Threats Political-Legal Opportunities/ Threats Technological Opportunities/ Threats Internal Analysis 1) Capabilities Assessment 2) Assessing the Primary Activities in the Value Chain a) Inbound and outbound Logistics b) Marketing c) Production Support Activities in the Value Chain a) Technological Development b) Human Relations Management c) Firm Infrastructure 3) Internal Audit of Functional Areas a) Management b) Information Systems c) Research and Development Financial Analysis- Conclusion Executive Summary Nikes Mission Statement: Our goal is to carry on his legacy of innovative thinking, whether to develop products that help athletes of every level of ability reach their potential, or to create business opportunities that set Nike apart from the competition and provide value for our shareholders. Our world headquarters is located near Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb of Portland. So while the Pacific Northwest is the birthplace to Nike, today we operate in more than 160 countries around the globe. Through our...
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...also offers T-shirts, sweatshirts, socks, performance bags, baseball batting gloves, football gloves and cleats, and other related products for use in outdoor activities. In addition, the Company also provides accessories, such as baseball caps, knit caps, visors, headwear, and wristbands. Under Armour Inc. offers its products through retail stores, national and regional chains of retailers, smaller, independent, and specialty retailers, as well as through the website and catalogs.Key investment considerations as identified by the firms are as follows:Key Positive ArgumentsKey Negative ArgumentsFootwear Expansion: Focus on footwear expansion will allow the Company to gain additional market share.Efficient Management Team: A solid management team with a record of manufacturing credible products and delivering effective marketing campaigns.Product Innovation: New product introduction and increased product categories or varieties expected to drive revenue growth over the longer term.Competition: Under Armour has significant competition from several apparel vendors, some of which maintain greater scale, purchasing power, and market...
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...The impact of buyer-supplier relationship and purchasing process on the supply chain performance: a conceptual framework Melody J. Hsiao University of Sydney Sharon Purchase University of Western Australia Shams Rahman University of Sydney ABSTRACT Supply chain performance is a rapidly developing area of research. Many companies are trying to find tools for enhancing performance measures in response to turbulent business markets and for efficiently controlling their business activities. Little empirical research has been conducted on the performance of retail supply chain in Taiwan and other Asian countries. Two factors affecting current retail supply chains, buyer-supplier relationships and purchasing processes, and their antecedents that are relevant to this unique cultural environment will be investigated. The objectives of this research are: (1) to identify the determinants affecting the performance of the supply chain at the retail level; (2) to define the antecedents related to each determinant; and (3) to present the conceptual model for this particular context. This research will contribute by presenting a conceptual model for supply chain performance that is relevant to small and mediumsized businesses that predominate Taiwan. INTRODUCTION Supply chain management (SCM) is “a key strategic factor for increasing organizational effectiveness and for better realization of organizational goals such as enhanced competitiveness, better customer care and increased profitability”...
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...Under Armour STEEP Analysis Socio Cultural: Due to, the global rising trend of quality awareness, and global health conscious of athletes and customers, they are more willing to pay for the quality product, regardless of its price with more expectation in enhancing their athletic performances and lifestyle .This is perfectly matched with the company as delivering superior unique, innovative quality products Then, company has to try to tailor the products to meet the needs. Technological: With the new technology software SAP enable the company to reach effectiveness in managing inventory and shipment to distributors. But still not enough in prospect for sufficient communication between rising number of distributors, therefore, company should introduce ICT and restructure the IT system to utilize forceful customer analysis for more operational efficiency. Economic: The growth in the sport performance apparel industry, together with rising in physical active consumers seems to be promising future for Under Armour. Nowadays, the economic recession in U.S., rising labor costs and material prices affect both local economy and international economy where the company operate in like China. Weakens of Euro and an Asian recession affect in the dropping in sales. Environmental: The innovative commodities of the company still less in environmental concern,due to raw material petroleum- based is involved in production process. Thus, company should pursue on environmental friendly materials...
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...Operation Management Lululemon Athletica April 9, 2014 The Lululemon Manifesto Lululemon Athletica is a yoga inspired athletic clothing company founded in 1998 by Chipl Wilson. This clothing company has become a retailing phenomenon in Canada with nearly 300 stores. With Lululemon tapping into the underserved women demographic it isn’t hard to see why people are willing to pay $100 for yoga pants or $60 for a tank top of good quality. This has helped drive sales up giving it a rocketing stock price and steadily increasing market share (1). All this has been done with little advertising but through offering quality products and the word of mouth of satisfied customers. Lululemon has since branched off to offer a wide variety of men’s clothing and running gear focusing more on people who are working out and running than just those women doing yoga. Lululemon is growing fast in Canadian cities and it’s not a surprise to see they have many stores in some of the best locations available. Here in Toronto Lululemon has a thriving store located in the heart of downtown in the Eaton Center shopping complex. This store is very impressive and helps attract a larger customer base by locating itself in an area where the amount of foot traffic is tremendous. The Eaton center is unlike other shopping centers, its a large building located in the heart of the largest city in Canada. Located between two subway stops and countless office and apartment buildings it really is one of a...
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...Problem Statement Two of New Balance main competitors, size and product wise, Adidas and Reebok, recently announced their intention of merging. Together, they become a counterweight large enough to rival with Nike, the world’s dominant player in athletic footwear and apparel. The Davises, sole owners of New Balance, know that this transaction will have an impact on the industry and their business. They wonder how to react to ensure long-term business profitability and whether they should adjust the company’s priorities in light of the changing competitive landscape. New Balance wants to grow and needs to find the appropriate strategy to effectively support this endeavour. At the same time, the company’s leaders wish to remain committed to its core values, philosophy and heritage. The athletic footwear industry is very competitive and each player tries to differentiate itself from the rest of the pack. Although New Balance produces cutting-edge, high performance running shoes, their style, or lack of, plays against them. The market has evolved since the successful introduction of its iconic 990 running shoe, and more and more people are now wearing sneakers for casual purposes. The Adidas-Reebok merger will certainly have consequences on the industry. Many stakeholders, including New Balance’s own employees, will soon begin to ask questions about the company’s response. In order to secure its assets, the Davises must quickly determine how to tackle the situation and capture...
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...10 adidas Group Worldwide 66 Major Sporting Events 2014 67 Group Strategy 68 Global Sales Strategy 72 Global Brands Strategy 77 Other Businesses Strategy 86 Global Operations 94 Research and Development 99 Employees105 Sustainability111 G R O U P M A N A G E M E N T R E P O R T: This report contains the Group Management Report of the adidas Group, comprising adidas AG and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the Management Report of adidas AG. 1 Group Management Report – Our Group adidas Group Worldwide / 02.1 / adidas Group Worldwide Percentage of Group sales 26 23 Western Europe North America 8 3 1 4 2 13 6 12 Greater China 7 10 European Emerging Markets 5 9 20 13 66 11 15 Latin America Other Asian Markets 1 adidas North America, Portland/Oregon, USA 6 adidas International Trading, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 TaylorMade-adidas Golf Headquarters, Carlsbad/California, USA 7 adidas Group Headquarters, Herzogenaurach, Germany 3 Reebok-CCM Hockey Headquarters, Montreal/Quebec, Canada 8 adidas Group Russia, Moscow, Russia 9 4 Reebok International Headquarters, The Rockport Company Headquarters, Canton/Massachusetts, USA adidas Global Sourcing, Hong Kong, China 10 adidas Group China, Shanghai, China 11 adidas Group Japan, Tokyo, Japan 5 adidas Group Latin...
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...about strategy and strategic management by comparing the strategies of two companies from the same industry. The strategies of Nike and Adidas have been compared from the textile industry. Nike and Adidas both specialize in footwear, apparel and accessories and their competition is intense as Nike is the market leader and Adidas is the market challenger. The topics in this assignment cover critical incidents of both Nike and Adidas that occurred in the past and the comparison between both their strategies as well their future plans. This assignment shows us the influence the strategy has on the success or failure of companies and how companies craft sustainable strategies that help them to retain their position in the market. Table of Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Literature review 1 3.0 Backgrounds of Nike and Adidas 2 3.1 Company overview of Nike 2 3.2 Company overview of Adidas 2 4.0 Critical Incidents that occurred in the past 3 4.1 Critical incidents that affected Nike 3 4.2 Critical incidents that affected Adidas 5 5.0 Comparison of the strategies of the companies 8 5.1 Strategies of Nike 8 5.2 Strategies of Adidas 9 5.3 Comparison of the strategies of Nike and Adidas 11 6.0 Future plans of Nike and Adidas 13 7...
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...MQM 385 Summer 2008 Under Armour Strategic Analysis Team 2: Paul Huston. Ryan Marchand. Eric Webster. Rachel Eberle. Irén Ganèva. Lamar Wooley. Margaret Kobel. Table of Contents Executive Summary ___________________________________________________________2 External Analysis _____________________________________________________________3 Value Chain…………..…………………………………………………………………….3 Key Success Factors ……………………………………………………………………...7 Porter’s 5 Forces ……………...……………………………………………...…………..9 External Analysis Conclusion …………………………………………………………...12 Opportunities in the environment …………………………………………….....12 Threats from the environment …………………………………………………...14 Internal Analysis_____________________________________________________________16 Financials & Cash Flow Analysis ………………………………………………………16 Cash Position ……………………………………………………………………16 Financial Indicators ……………………………………………………………..16 Cash Flow ……………………………………………………………………….16 Internal Analysis Conclusions …………………………………………………….…….17 Strengths ………………………………………………………………………...17 Weaknesses ……………………………………………………………………..17 Competitive Strategies ________________________________________________________19 Current Corporate Strategy ….………………………………………………………..19 Integration position ……………………………………………………………...20 Diversification position …………………………………………………………21 Current Business Strategy ….…………………………………………………………23 Product positioning ………………………………………...………...…………23 Current Functional Strategy …….…...
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...Nike footwear Nike footwear Supply chain analysis report Supply chain analysis report RMIT International University Vietnam Bachelor of Commerce Program Subject Code: | ACCT2118 | Subject Name: | INDUSTRY PROJECT | Location & Campus (SGS or HN) where you study: | RMIT Vietnam (Hanoi Campus) | Title of Assignment:(In the form of a question) | Intro to logistic – Nike – Group 2 | File(s) Submitted: | 1 | Team Name | Group 1 | Student names: | Nguyen Tuan Thanh – S3393110Tran Hai Dang - S3462793Bui Ngoc Phuong – S3462090Vo Hai Phuong – S3483004 | Lecturer and Group number: | Nguyen Manh Hung - Group 1 | Assignment due date: | 21 December 2014 | Date of Submission: | 21 December 2014 | Number of pages including this one: | 20 | Word Count: | 3298 | Assignment Cover Page Table of Contents Executive summary 1 I. Introduction 2 II. Function 4 1. Distribution 4 1.1 Task 4 1.2 Issue 5 2. Transportation 6 2.1 Task 6 2.2 Issue 7 3. Distribution 9 3.1 Task 9 3.2 Issue 12 III. Conclusions 14 IV. Appendix 14 V. Reference list 17 * Executive summary Nike is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing and worldwide marketing and selling of athletic footwear. At the moment, Nikes bases its factory at three Asian countries: Vietnam, India and China. Because the distance from factories to distribution channels and warehouses is far, this makes distribution...
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...Domestic and international suppliers Domestic and international suppliers Material procurement plans Material procurement plans Demand forecasting Demand forecasting Spare parts inventory Spare parts inventory Purchasing Purchasing Warehouse 1 Warehouse 2 Warehouse 3 ...... Warehouse 1 Warehouse 2 Warehouse 3 ...... Manufacture Manufacture Inventory Record Inventory Record Transportation Transportation Data processing Data processing Inventory management Inventory management Selling Selling Customers Customers Figure 1: supply chain in current Inkawa Figure 1: supply chain in current Inkawa Refer to the supply chain in current Inkawa in Figure 1. Inkawa makes material procurement plans through demand forecasting in the first step. Next step, it purchases components to designs, develops and manufactures televisions. Then Inkawa transports the finished televisions to the warehouse, and the retailers purchase the finished goods from warehouse. Finally, customers buy the finished good in the stores. Therefore, Inkawa take the manufacturer as the central, and according to the products of the production and inventory, Inkawa sells goods to the customer in a planned way, its driving force is from the upstream of supply chain, which is the push system. Inkawa’s organizational aims is to further consolidate the domestic market position and expand the overseas market. According to Yannopoulos (2011) found that increasing market share and profitability...
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...Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership MBL 1- 2010 MODULE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT MODULE CODE MBL 915 P ASSIGNMENT NUMBER TWO STUDENT NUMBER 43095984 STUDENT NAME MELAKU KEBEDE NADIE JULY, 2010 NAZARETH Table of Content Executive Summary ………………………… 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………… 2. Situation Analysis 2.1. Macro Environment Analysis 2.2. South African Sports footwear /casual Industry Competitive Analysis ………… 2.2.1. Industry Analysis 2.2.1.1 Market Size 2.2.1.2. Market Growth 2.2.2. Industry Competitive Analysis 2.2.2.1. Competitive Forces Analysis …………………………… 2.2.2.2. Driving forces Analysis ……………………………… 2.2.3. Market Position 2.2.4. Industry Key Success Factors 2.3. New Balance South Africa company analysis 2.3.1. Performance Evaluation… 2.3.2. Resource Strength and Weakness. 2.4. Market Opportunities and Threats 3. SWOT analysis...
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...Under Armour Module: Lecturer: Submission Date: Word Count: Matriculation number: Contemporary Issues in Strategic Management Maurice Brunet 15th November 2013 2990 (max. 3.000) 40131612 1 Introduction Under Armour, founded in 1996 by former University of Maryland football player Kevin Plank, is an American sports apparel company with headquarter in Maryland, US. Kevin Plank had the idea of making a t-shirt that is able to enhance athletes’ performance by controlling the body’s temperature and acting like a second skin. In only 14 years, Plank has succeeded in building Under Armour into a worldwide operating company that offers a wide range of premium priced sport articles including performance apparel, footwear and accessories. As of 2010, Under Armour was able to generate sales revenue of $1.06 billion of which the majority comes from Canada and the United States. Under Armour’s vision is to become the world’s leading performance athletic apparel by pursuing the mission of making “… athletes better through passion, science, and the relentless pursuit of innovation” (Ireland et al., 2013, p.378). The following report provides an analysis of the company Under Armour based on information from Ireland et al. (2013) in Management of Strategy. The paper is divided in the following three parts: 1. Five Forces analysis of the sportswear industry 2. Value chain analysis of Under Armour 3. Under Armour’s generic strategy. 1 2 Five Forces Analysis of the Sportswear Industry ...
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...“We are one team” – H&M Executive Summary Sitting on top as the 3rd largest fast fashion producer in the world, H&M has enjoyed a spectacular 10% growth in the last five years. With its 600 million garments produced every year, H&M is a large player in the race to becoming a sustainable fashion house. After embracing sustainability at large in the last decade, H&M has made significant changes internally towards adopting and embedding sustainability into all their operations and value chain – but it’s still a work in progress. H&M’s CSR initiatives have a strong track record and involve various stages and stakeholders of its value chain, including their design team, suppliers of raw materials and fibers, as well as customers. Some of these renowned initiatives include the Better Cotton Initiative, the Conscious Collection, the Fashion Against AIDS collection and the Garment Collecting Initiative to name a few. All which have in common the involvement of different stakeholders, from suppliers to customers and designers. In this context, our challenge was to find what more can H&M do? Where and how should value be created, and which opportunity would create the most value for H&M and its stakeholder, all while increasing the company’s triple bottom line. The company’s core values, its strong customer focus and its business vision to provide customers with “fashion and quality at the best price in a sustainable way”, has driven many of H&M’s...
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