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How Zara Reinvented Fast Fashion Operations with Data
In this episode of The Operations Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into how Zara built an operations model that turned fast fashion into a data-driven supply chain machine. They break down the specific decisions that let Zara go from design to store shelf in under two weeks—dramatically faster than competitors. The conversation covers how the company uses real-time sales data to feed back into production decisions, why they keep 50 percent of production in Spain and Portugal rather than chasing the lowest labor cost, and how their store-as-warehouse model reduces inventory risk. Lucas and Luna…
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