Zara It for Fast Fashion Case Notes

Dave & Buster’s, Inc. utilizes various systems for its day-to-day functions. Because the technology in the organization must support restaurants, warehouses, and the corporate office, several systems must be integrated to work together to support all the activities of the organization. Dave & Buster’s restaurants, known as stores, require detailed point-of-sale, or POS systems, labor systems, and inventory systems designed for restaurant use. Warehouses require inventory systems, which also tie into the financial system. The corporate office requires a financial package that supports approximately $521 million in revenue per year and inventories of

Its old platform was based mainly around e-mail, which was unable to reach its largely mobile workforce and did not allow the company email service to connect with employee’s mobile phones. Their current platform which the companies uses is an Intranet portal to support worldwide collaboration and communication of corporate strategy which is provided by Microsoft® Online Services and Microsoft on-premises software. Another advantage of using this information for this decision

This article makes up Chapter 1 of the free, open access book titled, Information Systems: A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology, by John Gallaugher. Please ensure that you read the entire Chapter 1 of the book consisting of 3 parts (Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Don’t Guess, Gather Data; and Part 3 Moving Forward).

Lowe’s is a home improvement warehouse that was founded in 1946 as a single store and since has grown to become the second largest in the world. As technology has evolved, Lowe’s has made many advances incorporating new systems and devices to stay competitive. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the information technology management systems used at Lowe’s. It will look at Porter’s Five Force Model, supply chain management; data base management system, five agent-based technologies, e-commerce and system development lifecycle. Furthermore, it will look at business continuity planning, emerging trends and security vulnerabilities relates to the organization to remain competitive.

Yes, the POS terminals were out-dated and were being backed by DOS operating system which Microsoft no longer supported. They are running a risk of the product becoming obsolete and being unable to maintain support from vendors. Up-to-date operating system would provide more user friendly mechanisms, more functionality, thus allowing effective communication between stores and headquarters. New modern operating systems would allow simple standardisation and sharing of data across the board. Modern operating systems also provide more security platforms (such as credit card details), inventory management, and report generation for decision making. Also it allows real time transactions to be recorded.

Depending on what type of business will depend on what type of OMM system they will pick to help them run their business. Resurants will usually have a POS system that will help them organize their menu and make it easier to track their food costs and ordering transactions. Each business can set the pos system to be compatiable with their business. For instance Taco Bell and Subway 's both have the POS system, however very differernt menus. Being able to customize the system give them an advantage to be able to have their own style for the employess to learn and master. They tend to keep the systems simple because it is easier for the staff to learn and understand. The POS sysetems can track labor costs, food costs, inventory, and sales. Which give any member of management an advantage to running a lower cost store or

4. What problems under the old system are solved or mitigated by the new system?

In This case we see the typical problem which affect big Companies : the conflict between old style and new school of thought. We analyze Zara’s information Technology strategies and the diatribe between Salgado, The Head of the Department and Sanchez , his assistant,s concern upgrading the operating system and the implementation of a new IT system to fulfill the needs of a fast growing retail chain. Despite the fact that Zara is over performing in their core business and that they are not showing big problems inside their structure, this shouldn’t be seen as a pretense to dodge updating the Software. Here we

In addition, technology cannot solve itself and deliver a needed information processing functionality to users if isolated work. I thought in my program “people” and “structure” are the key issues I should address here. Since individuals all have their own attitudes, skills and even some prejudice, here in Royal Hotel the employees lost their interest very fast after they tried the new system in beginning and especially those housekeeping person did not want to replace the new system with the old ones. They may not be equipped with appropriate skills to adopt computerized device, or they may be just old-fashioned people who cannot accept new trends easily. Structure is crucial here as well because user resistance, incentive systems and relationship in a corporation can heavily affect employees’ behavior, which will lead them to resist the new system. According to the above troubleshooting, there are some solutions here: First of all, I will try to figure out if there is some flaws existed in the new IS that I did not noticed before. If it is really flawed and cannot work well as I previously expected, I will recommend negotiating with supplier and getting refund back. Alternatively, if the system itself works well, I will try a strategy focusing on “people”. I can set up some more interesting and applicable training program to get the employees’ confidence back and improve their skills to use it. Otherwise I will suggest the HR department turn over the old staffs and

A crucial information was obtained when surveying the field workers on the usability, processing cost, and support towards a technology solution. Although the answers were not entirely positive, they are realistic and crucial components of the legacy system transformation . Moreover, this vital information will serve as the based for the new system success path.

Zara’s IT was positioned in the support mode quadrant on the IT strategic impact grid. This demonstrates that Zara's leadership team understood that their corporate strategy focused on the expansion of the number of stores selling of high fashion, short life span clothing to young fashion conscious, city dwellers. There was a relatively low need for reliability and strategic IT, it simply existed to support employees activities (Nolan and McFarlan, 2005). By implementing a new POS system Zara could potentially have come up against the following key risks:

I know you looked into reusing one of the older systems we installed. I need to know what became of that effort. How do you think our customers will view this situation and what do you think is the best way to proceed? Character #2: Lucas Moore - Vice President of Manufacturing We are still using outdated technology for our scheduling. The industry has passed us by in computer use for manufacturing and we are in danger of losing our reputation as a world-class manufacturer. My education and my experience with Don's new inventory system have convinced me that computer systems can significantly enhance our efficiency and improve our customer service. We cannot wait two years for a home grown system that will probably have to be upgraded before it is completed. I have had extensive discussions with EMS manufacturing specialists, read their literature, and seen the proposed systems demonstrated. I am convinced the system will do everything we will ever want to do. EMS assures me there will be no problem integrating their manufacturing system with our financial system and we can be up and running in six months. Purchasing from EMS provides many benefits including: 1. Six months to install an advanced system versus two years to develop our own basic system. 2. The upfront cost for EMS is $220,000 firm against an estimated $400,000 cost for in-house. 3. We will get a proven,

The two POS systems I use are with PayPal and First Data. PayPal is a good service to start out with, you can use PayPal with the app that you can download on your tablet, mobile phone, and on some computers. First you sign your business up on PayPal website. Then you can

The point of sale (POS) is where customers pay for purchases. Retail Training can cover aspects of POS handling including the operation of equipment, how to perform transactions, complete sales and package goods. Efficient points of sale handling procedures.

In 2004, Bata installed point of sale management information system (POS), for providing sales and inventory information across the company’s stores. This provides company to plan production and optimize inventory level.