Chapter 1 WorkOrganization
1.1 Introduction to the work organization
Group Company: MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd
MAS Holdings is a multinational organization with a global presence and is positioned as one of the world’s most recognized Design–to-Delivery Solution Providers in of Apparel and Textile Manufacturing. Its headquarters is located in Sri Lanka with 42 manufacturing facilities placed across 15 countries, with design locations placed in key style centers across the globe and with over 74,000 people involved in its operation. The well integrated supply chain is balanced to perfection with the organization’s strategically placed design houses and it gives MAS the knowledge, the means and the speed to delivery that is demanded by the industry.
MAS Holdings was incorporated in 1987 and today is a pioneer for apparel manufacturing in Sri Lanka accounting for 25% of the apparel exports. It specializes in intimates, active wear and sportswear categories. With an annual turnover of $1.4Bn it is South Asia’s largest intimate apparel manufacturer and is recognized as the 2nd most widely known apparel export brand in Sri Lanka.
MAS has partnerships with some of the leading brands in the world such as Victoria’s Secret, Triumph, and Speedo.Customer portfolio consists of internationally renowned brands catering to different markets.
North American Retail- Victoria’s Secret, Pink, GAP, SOMA, La Senza, Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant, Chico’s, Jockey and Polo.
European Markets-
INTRODUCTION:- Jurlique International Pty Ltd. is an Australian cosmetics manufacturer specializing in natural botanical-based skincare and cosmetics under the brand name Jurlique. Jurlique is considered ethical and environmentally friendly. Jurlique was founded in 1985 the Australian state of South Australia by Dr Jurgen Klein and his wife Ulrike. The company 's name is based on a phonetic combination of their first names.
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Under Armour: Working to Stay on Top of Its Game Lulu M. Mero Webster University Abstract This paper explores the case study found in the Strategic Management: Competitiveness & Globalization (10th ed) under the authors of the book, Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, and Robert E. Hoskisson. The title of the case is “Under Armour: Working to stay on Top of Its Game” which analyzes fully the portfolio of the company. Under Armour is an apparel firm that faces some competition and it constantly has to revise its business strategy to stay on top of the market. This case study discloses the company’s history, growth, product and sales profile, major competitors, management, marketing, business strategy, and strategic challenges.
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The manufacturing department is the most important one because it is the last stage before delivery. Due dates should be respected, production should not lag for any reason and therefore this department should be controlled and supervised well. Moreover, a unified clothing is not necessary in this organization, because let’s face it, we expect people who work in plastics for toy industries to be fun and happy and lively, and wearing formal clothing will do nothing but kill the child spirit of a
Porters 5 forces on the Fashion industry 1. Rivalry amongst existing competitors. The leading competitors in the fashion industry world wide according to research carries out by mbasKOOL.com is: 5. Gap, 4.
Motilal oswal securities Ltd The Motilal oswal ltd company was the parent company of the Motilal oswal securities ltd, it was the subsidiary company. Motilal Oswal Company was established by Motilal oswal and Raamdeo agarwal in 1987 and gets the membership from the BSE. It got it final certificate of registration approval in the year 2010 from the securities and exchange board of India regarding the setup and expansion of the business of mutual funds in the country. Motilal oswal securities ltd was incorporated in the year 1994 and its main business is stock broking and wealth management. Motilal Oswal Company has 99.95 % holdings previously which became 100 % holdings In Motilal securities ltd .It was one of the subsidiary company of the
H&M is also known to be the largest fashion company in the world that employs more than 104 000 employees or workers and H&M has stores over 43 different countries including Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, North America and Europe. According to Darj, one of the attractions of the South African market for H&M is
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The report also provides in depth analysis on how H&M has used its capabilities to grow its operations through the practices of market development, product development as well as market penetration. The Threat of New Entrants within the Apparel
Resource based view is the tool that is used in order to evaluate the resources that are important for the organisation to make their performance effective. It is regarded as a significant approach that is used by the organisation towards attainment of competitive advantage. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the resource based view literature and then applying the knowledge on the evaluation of a case study organisation. The selected organisation is Zara Fast Fashion, which is analysed with the help of use of RBV towards achievement of sustainable competitive advantage. The theoretical concepts of the resource-based view is analysed and applied on Zara as a real world example.
INTRODUCTION In June 2008, TATA Motors announced the acquisition of brands Jaguar and Land Rover from the car producing giant Ford Motors. The deal was valued at US$ 2.3 billion and is considered an overall success even from intercultural perspective. On the contrary, the deal was speculated to be a huge failure as the world was entering into recession in 2008 and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was incurring huge losses. The deal was an all cash deal with 100% acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover’s businesses.
1.1. Positioning the company – Competition Porsche Automobile Holding SE, usually shortened just to Porsche, is a German holding company with investments in the automotive industry and has about 18,000 employees all over the world (Porsche, 2014). The main competition for Porsche’s high-end cars like the 918 Spyder or the 911 Turbo or Turbo S is arguably from Italian specialty automaker Ferrari. In similar demographics the brands appeal through traditionally vehicles to quite different personalities.