This unconventional collaboration of team makes Zara’s supply chain system apart from the other retailers that practiced upon the conventional techniques.
Manufacturing
Because Zara owns most of their manufacturing facilities which enables them with the shortest possible lead times from display to store. The majority of the products are produced within the Zara’s owned factories and the raw material comes from the Zara’s owned suppliers therefore, it gives them an edge over other retailers to produce at a speed they want.
Retail
Most of the Zara’s store is solely operated by the company itself. Because of their, no repeatability of the products and no seasonal offerings, products rarely stayed very long in the stores which keep them the process running at a continual speed.
Distribution
Manufactured in Spain, at a cost as low as possible so that they can be able to use more expensive and efficient logistic system to move their products from catwalk to rack in the lowest possible time. To compete in terms of speed, Zara used the most expensive form of transportation – air transport – to ship clothes from Spain to retail stores around the world. The distribution centre was located in Spain, and consolidated clothing made in different countries and then distributed them to different stores.
这种非常规的团队协作，使得Zara的供应链系统，除了常规技术后实行的其他零售商。
制造业
由于ZARA拥有大部分的生产设施，使他们用最短的交货时间，显示，存储。大部分产品都生产在Zara的国有工厂，原料来自Zara的国有供应商，因此，它为他们提供了他们想要的速度胜过其他零售商生产。
零售
Zara的商店大多是完全由公司本身经营。由于他们的产品并没有季节性的产品，没有重复性，产品很少呆很长的商店，让他们在一个持续的高速运行的进程。
分配
在西班牙制造，在尽可能低的成本，使他们能够使用更昂贵和高效的物流配送系统，将他们的产品从走秀到机架在尽可能最低的时间。要在速度方面的竞争，扎拉用最昂贵的交通方式 – 航空运输 – 船舶衣服从西班牙到世界各地的零售店。配送中心设在西班牙，综合制成的服装在不同的国家，然后分发给不同的商店。
