In order for Lululemon to gain that brand value and reputation back they must create an aggressive marketing strategy that gains their consumers back. This can be a social media campaign where a free promotional code is even to its consumers and drive them back into their stores. Lululemon can also launch a campaign displaying their yoga pants on women all different shapes and sizes, promoting that they make clothing for anyone size and all are welcomed. Also the last phase of their marketing strategy should consist of an actual apology from the company to the consumers about any offense comments they have made.
Advantages: This will drive sales, bring consumers into the stores, and gain their old consumers. …show more content…
MRP is a computer based planning and inventory control system. In order to affectively continue their “planned scarcity” strategy, they need this to control production scheduling. This will assure that the required materials are available when needed. Since the company has limited number of suppliers they need this software to ensure that they have the right about of materials in order to make their products.
Advantages: This will assist in the company maintaining minimum inventory levels, allows for material tracking becoming easy, and allocates correct time to products as per demand forecast.
Disadvantages: This software requires time and capital, and require proper training for end users. This is also highly dependent on inputs it receives so no input can be incorrect or the output will incorrect as well.
Solution 3: Add more fabric
Lululemon can take away from the sheerness of the product by adding more fabric to the yoga pants, since the clearly their new test didn’t take away from the product complaints. They can add the same fabric or have the inner layer be a thicker stronger fabric that doesn’t cause sheerness. Lululemon can investigate other fabrics that could be used for the yoga pants instead of the quality of fabric they are already