Bachelor Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Miscellaneous, grade: 9, University of Groningen (Business Economics), course: Bsc International Business, language: English, abstract: In this thesis a comparison is made between the H&M Group and Inditex to measure the differences in overall performance of outsourcing and in-house production in the apparel industry. Outsourcing is often discussed in the literature as the perfect solution to cost reductions however the literature lacks results on the actual performance; this article measures the performance obtained through outsourcing and in-house production. H&M is studied because it has a fully outsourced production, where Inditex mostly produces its products in-house. Performance is measured by the follow variables: costs, agility, asset utilization and product quality. Costs and asset utilization were measured using an independent samples t-test; comparing costs of goods sold salary expenses and overall expenses as a percentage of the revenue, asset utilization is measured by comparing the return on assets ratio. Agility is studied by an in-depth analysis and product quality based on a survey on consumer perception. The results show that H&M has significantly reduced its costs by outsourcing, while Inditex with higher costs is able to keep a very short lead-time. H&M has been successful in increasing return on assets and product quality is perceived equal for both companies. This arti...
На форуме представлены экспозиции учебных заведений и районов Санкт-Петербурга. Юные инноваторы северной столицы представили интересные инновационные проекты и решения, многие из которых вызвали интерес у Губернатора.
Сергей Крикалев посетил Центральный музей связи имени А.С. Попова
В ходе визита состоялось совещание с НП [Российский клуб связистовk (Илья Мальков) и ООО [Интеграция Северо-Западk (Виктор Курысь и Владимир Булах) по вопросу организации изучения радиосвязи и инфомокоммуникационных технологий юными воспитанниками Центра подготовки космонавтов. Сергей Крикалев высоко оценил экспозицию Центрального музея связи имени А.С. Попова и отметил важность изучения радиосвязи и инфокоммуникационных технологий для подготовки юынх космонавтов.