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Case 003: VF Corp. - Inching Along
By Edward Cone
2001-10-29

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VF Base Case

Headquarters: Greensboro, N.C.

Business: Apparel company with numerous brands, including Lee, Wrangler, Vanity Fair and JanSport

Financials in 2000: $5.7 billion in revenue, $452 million net income

Challenge: Implement a common ERP system across a geographically diverse company whose numerous divisions and brands have been built partly through acquisition

Baseline Goals:

Grow sales and income by 8% to 10% annually

Generate return on equity of 17% to 20% annually

Reduce inventory on hand to roughly $1 billion, by Q1 2002

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