4. Be able to construct a strategy plan for an organization 4.1 Propose a suitable structure for a strategy plan that ensures appropriate participation from all stakeholders of an organization Star Garment Group has a structure which combines multiple factors basically with a combination of geographic and matrix structure. The organizational structures based on the geographical impacts of the operations, product wise classification of manufacturing plants, divisional categorizations and the position powers of the employees. The parent company of Star Garments Group has its operations related to the finance and merchandising in the US. The other operations, as well as a regional finance and merchandising divisions, are available in Sri Lanka, …show more content…
Star Garment Group has a combination of product organizational structure, especially on the manufacturing units. Each factory is segmented based on the product that is manufactured in the factory. Fairmount Apparel (Pvt) Ltd, VT Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd, Fairmount Fashion (Pvt) Ltd, Star Fashion Clothing (Pvt) Ltd, and SGI Lanka (Pvt) Ltd are the manufacturing units that does the production of lingerie/pants/skirts, jackets/skirts, dresses / jackets, pants/dresses, and casual dresses accordingly A divisional organizational structure segments the organizational functions into divisions (Boundless, 2017). This will be an effective method in order to have a smooth function in the organization with fewer conflicts during production …show more content…
This will be more effective if one product line gets manufactured in one plant rather than getting sourced in multiple plants. By avoiding this the organization can further concentrate product wise manufacturing which enables to save lead time and resources due to the similar production methods. Currently, Star Garment Group conducts Arête Super 5S program initiatives which is one of the values of Star Garment Group to uphold sustainability. In order to succeed a group of personals are formed within the HR for the initiatives. It is proposed to have a separate unit for sustainability since it is one of the core-values of Star Garment Group. By appointing a Group General Manager for sustainability as in general will help the organization to have a flow of control on the measures to be taken in the sustainability process. When evaluating the overall organizational structure of the Star Garment Group it follows a hierarchical structure where every employee in the organization, except one, usually the CEO, is subordinate to someone else within the organization. The structure consists the base level of the pyramid of employees at the staff level (Meehan,
Imagine being an immigrant with no money to provide for yourself or your family. You have to turn to work in a Shirtwaist Factory in order to make a living. While working inside of the Shirtwaist factory you notice there are many injuries that occur from the machinery, you are being lowly paid for working extended hours including holidays, and the bosses lock the doors so that you can’t leave your job. Many of the immigrant woman became upset and decide to go on strike, for better working conditions. As a result the owners of the company sweep the women under the rug and they’re right back at the factory working unfair jobs until the fire occurs.
Under Armour faces a twofold challenge, in the product and market area. Their heritage product category was compression Heat-Gear, and Nike the major competitor, was planning to take control of the new customers generations by creating a whole new line called Nike’s Pro Combat. Besides that, the marketing side was also having struggles. Since Nike created a strategy in which a strong emotional connection with customers was developed. This would have as repercussion the displacement of the Under Armour brand and therefore the slow decline of the company.
Thus, the divisional organizational structure would aid Techfite in its transition into Endothon because they would be essentially doing the same jobs but as part of a bigger
One of the possible solutions to the above issues is to continue with the Product Lifecycle Initiative, but with a refined scope. As proposed, Patagonia might repair any garments regardless of their brands. Such services may benefit its competitors at the expense of Patagonia’s profits as it will incur extra cost to boost repairing capacity. Therefore, Patagonia may consider to provide such services to other brands only when they agree to pay a price for it. Also, outsourcing the repair services to reliable and high quality provider can keep their repair cost at a low level.
Process and tools Target Corporation uses tolls and process for product safety and quality assurance. The company assesses a program for risk –based product safety and quality at every stage in the product life cycle, from development through the life of brand product. Target global team implement a program across 36 countries and 2228 factories producing target product, during the process will require independent third-party testing to validate safety and quality before the guests purchase product. the vendor in the company are expected to employ best practices, including clearly defined and well-documented manufacturing and quality processes including staff training , and record keeping. What does the TC required to do the job?
Strategy is primarily people for setting and implementing strategy and monitoring performance. The primary role is to fit with all other forces. Structure basic design on how our people are organized to do our job. This let us know how centralized are you.
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.
In the startup phase of Lululemon Athletica they had a high bargaining power. This was due to a desire to work with leading fabric suppliers and increased investments. A majority of their apparel production was in Asia however they are willing to use Canada as well as the United States for production facilities as they are required. There are many suppliers competing for retailer’s business. Common materials used in apparel making such as rubber and cotton are readily available.
However, both of these conditions are quite difficult to achieve in the workplace. The implications of this research in the real world are evident and plenty. This research provides a general framework for how businesses and groups should operate. Instituting a hierarchy is an essential step to an organized and efficient firm. Based on the results and conclusion of this article, the researchers took the initiative of supplying more advice on effective business managing that had been extrapolated from their data.
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
Introduction Forever 21 is a clothing brand that is based in many countries. Most people would be very familiar with the brand as it caters to them in terms of a fashion retailer. The country that will be in this report would be in Singapore and the purpose of the report is to perform an environmental analysis on a company. The structure would be an introduction, followed by company background, country background, PESTEL analysis, porter’s 5 forces, strategic recommendations and conclusion.
“An organizational strategy is the sum of the actions a company intends to take to achieve long-term goals (Johnson, 2016)”. Organizational strategy is derived from a company 's mission, which tells why an organisation is in business. There are three important aspects of organizational strategy such as resources, scope and the company’s core competency (Johnson, 2016). As Johnson (2016) postulated that top management produces the larger organizational strategy, while middle and lower management adopt goals and plans to satisfy the overall strategy. Germano (2010) states that leadership has a significant impact upon organisation and its success, whereby leaders determine values, culture and employee motivation.
On the other hand the fact that Zara produces the remaining 40% internally, is a strong asset, providing better control, and short lead-times. Finally the fact that Zara owns 450 workshops were garments are to be sewed is a major asset ensuring quality. Another important asset in terms of production, is the technologies involved, for instance the cutting machines, to minimize waste (Ferdows & co. 2014 p9), used in combination with the last-final hand-made sewing. The ease of the connection between the production center and the distribution center is also an important time-saver element, and therefore
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.
UNIQLO, 66-year-old Fashion and Retail industry was established in 1949 in Japan. It is a wholly owned subsidy which was bought by Fast Retailing Co Ltd since November 2005.With its head quarters in Tokyo it has managed to expand its clothing business in fourteen countries globally. An article from the Business Insider says that this Japanese chain has become the envy of retailers worldwide. It started in 1949 in Hiroshima as “Unique Clothing Warehouse”. The words were later joined to make “UNIQLO”.