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How Zara Moves Clothes From Design to Floor in Two Weeks
Episode 33 of The Operator's Manual zooms in on Inditex's supply chain — specifically how Zara cuts its design-to-shelf cycle to just 14 days while competitors take six months. Lucas and Luna walk through the vertical integration playbook: in-house factories in Spain vs. outsourced production in Asia, the data loop from store sales to design adjustments, and why keeping 50 percent of manufacturing near headquarters gives Zara the flexibility to chase trends in real time. They unpack the cost trade-offs — higher per-unit labor but zero markdowns because nothing goes stale. Specific…
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