Download or read book Flexibility in supply chains of clothing retailers written by Junaid Javaid and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-10-19 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Project Report from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: B-, University of Bedfordshire, course: Logistics and supply chain management project, language: English, abstract: This dissertation will be based on the idea of analytically reviewing the supply chain flexibility concept and is based on the thorough understanding of given concept in the textile industry. In this research report, models of firm performance and supply chain traits will be critically analysed. As a result, this research will outline suggestions in regard to the enhancement of supply chain flexibility. This research project will be instrumental for giving recommendations to other tradition clothing retailers. In this manner, clothing retailers would be able to improve their supply chain flexibility. There are certain objectives of this research project that are outlined below: - To learn about the relationship between flexibility-firm performance and flexibility-uncertainty. - To analyse the link between the supply chain characteristics and firm performance. - To identify certain areas where potential improvement will be induced. This will be made sure through in-depth analysis of both companies’ (discuss in case study section) supply chain flexibility.

Download or read book Supply Chain Management written by Joris J.A. Leeman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to help you with the development and implementation of a successful End-to-End Supply Chain Management - Strategy: optimising your processes from manufacturer to retailer. This book answers four questions: - How to develop an end-to-end supply chain - strategy? - How to create the necessary supply chain infrastructure? - How to make collaboration work between the partners in the network? - How to plan and manage the supply chain flows? It will enable you to: - Systematically improve your sales productivity in the retail stores; - Enhance the operational / qualitative performance of your processes and those of your partners in the supply chain; - More effectively balance the trade-off Time v Costs. This book provides you with: - A Supply Chain System - Model: a framework to develop your End-to-End Supply Chain; - 10 Strategic Building Blocks which can be used as a toolkit; - 50 Lessons Learned based on experiences from practice; - A strategic roadmap: to plan, organise, lead and control your supply chain. The 2nd edition has many new cases, toolboxes and a new chapter on process management. In addition, more attention is given to topics like procurement, demand planning, omnichanneling and supply chain-design, -planning and -execution. For whom has this book been written? This book is useful for thinkers and practitioners! For everyone who wants to learn more about supply chain management and the development and implementation of an end-to-end supply chain strategy.

Download or read book Fashion specific challenges occurring within the supply chain and how these can be approached using Fast Fashion written by Lina Seil and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 2,0, University of Applied Sciences Hannover, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to identify how fashion specific challenges, that occur within the supply chain, can be approached using Fast Fashion. It will be explained what sub strategies Fast Fashion consists of and how these can solve the problems of the fashion industry. The focus is on strategic aspects of Supply Chain Management. First of all the focus of this academic paper lies on the conceptual fundamentals. This chapter will define and discuss the terms Supply Chain, Supply Chain Challenges and Fast Fashion. Secondly, the focus lies on the specific challenges of the fashion industry that occur within the supply chain: Perishability, Demand Volatility and Lead Times. Then Fast Fashion and its sub topics – Quick Response, Sourcing, Supply Chains – will be explained in detail. Following this, a case study of the Spanish fashion retailer Zara is presented to illustrate how Fast Fashion works in practice. This chapter is aimed at recognising how Fast Fashion approaches the fashion specific supply challenges de facto. At the beginning of this chapter, the company Zara will be introduced. Afterwards, a closer look is taken at how Fast Fashion works in practice based on the example of Zara. Finally, the knowledge gained from the academic paper will be summarised in a conclusion.

Download or read book End to End Supply Chain Management 2nd edition written by Joris J.A. Leeman and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-10-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to help you with the development and implementation of a successful End-to-End Supply Chain Management - Strategy: optimising your processes from manufacturer to retailer. This book answers four questions: - How to develop an end-to-end supply chain - strategy? - How to create the necessary supply chain infrastructure? - How to make collaboration work between the partners in the network? - How to plan and manage the supply chain flows? It will enable you to: - Systematically improve your sales productivity in the retail stores; - Enhance the operational / qualitative performance of your processes and those of your partners in the supply chain; - More effectively balance the trade-off Time v Costs. This book provides you with: - A Supply Chain System - Model: a framework to develop your End-to-End Supply Chain; - 10 Strategic Building Blocks which can be used as a toolkit; - 50 Lessons Learned based on experiences from practice; - A strategic roadmap: to plan, organise, lead and control your supply chain. The 2nd edition (in hardcover and color) has many new cases, toolboxes and a new chapter on process management. In addition, more attention is given to topics like procurement, demand planning, omnichanneling and supply chain-design, -planning and -execution. For whom has this book been written? This book is useful for thinkers and practitioners! For everyone who wants to learn more about supply chain management and the development and implementation of an end-to-end supply chain strategy. This book is also available as paperback in black and white with the title Supply Chain Management, 2nd edition.

Download or read book Handbook of Research on Strategic Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry written by Kamath, Narasimha and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Customer satisfaction is a pivotal component to any business that provides goods or services to the public. By effectively managing the flow of products, business can adapt to the growing demands of consumers and deliver successful customer service. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry is an authoritative reference source for the latest scholarly research on properly managing business processes in order to satisfy end-user requirements and increase competitive advantage in the retail marketplace. Highlighting concepts relating to field applications, customer relationships, and current trends in logistics management, this book is ideally designed for business professionals, managers, upper-level students, and researchers interested in innovative strategies and best practices in modern supply chains.

Download or read book Retail Supply Chain Management written by James B. Ayers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retail supply chain consists of multiple segments from sales to distribution to finance. Retail manufacturers rely on a complicated web of suppliers. Customer demand and market competition today requires extreme efficiency from end to end. This book offers the retail supply chain executive with the tools needed for full strategic advantage. The new edition gives special attention to recent challenges, such as vast technological change, higher levels of customer personalization, and more global supply chains.

Download or read book A Flexible Future written by Paul Blyton and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advances in Apparel Production written by Catherine Fairhurst and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-05-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apparel production is a complex process often involving an international supply chain which must respond rapidly to the changing needs and tastes of consumers. This important book discusses the technological improvements which are transforming the speed, flexibility and productivity of the industry. The first part of the book reviews advances in apparel design. There are chapters on modelling fabric and garment drape, computer-aided colour matching, yarn design and pattern making. Other chapters discuss key issues in apparel sizing and fit, and the role of 3-D body scanning in improving garment fit and design. The second part of the book surveys advances in production, beginning with product development before looking at advances in knitting, sewing, printing, finishing and fabric inspection. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Advances in apparel production is a standard work for those researching and working in this important industry. Discusses the technological improvements transforming the speed, flexibility and productivity of the industry Examines computer aided colour matching, garment drape and yarn design Explores key issues in apparel sizing and fit, the role of three-dimensional body scanning in improving garment fit and design

Download or read book Strategic Marketing in Practice written by Ashok Ranchhod and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann's 2004-2005 CIM Coursebook series offers you the complete package for exam success. Comprising fully updated Coursebook texts that are revised annually, and free online access to the MarketingOnline learning interface, it offers everything you need to study for your CIM qualification. Carefully structured to link directly to the CIM syllabus, this Coursebook is user-friendly, interactive and relevant, ensuring it is the definitive companion to this year's CIM marketing course. Each Coursebook is accompanied by access to MARKETINGONLINE (www.marketingonline.co.uk), a unique online learning resource designed specifically for CIM students, where you can: * Annotate, customise and create personally tailored notes using the electronic version of the Coursebook * Receive regular tutorials on key topics from Marketing Knowledge * Search the Coursebook online for easy access to definitions and key concepts * Access the glossary for a comprehensive list of marketing terms and their meanings * Written by the CIM Senior Examiner for the Strategic Marketing in Practice module to guide you through the 2004-2005 syllabus * Features actual CIM case studies to enable you to develop technique with regards to analysing case material * Contains indicative answers written exclusively for this Coursebook by the Senior Examiner to enable you to practise what has been learned and help prepare for the exam

Download or read book CIM Coursebook 04 05 Strategic Marketing in Practice written by Ashok Ranchhod and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-07-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann’s 2004-2005 CIM Coursebook series offers you the complete package for exam success. Comprising fully updated Coursebook texts that are revised annually, and free online access to the MarketingOnline learning interface, it offers everything you need to study for your CIM qualification. Carefully structured to link directly to the CIM syllabus, this Coursebook is user-friendly, interactive and relevant, ensuring it is the definitive companion to this year’s CIM marketing course. Each Coursebook is accompanied by access to MARKETINGONLINE (www.marketingonline.co.uk), a unique online learning resource designed specifically for CIM students, where you can: * Annotate, customise and create personally tailored notes using the electronic version of the Coursebook * Receive regular tutorials on key topics from Marketing Knowledge * Search the Coursebook online for easy access to definitions and key concepts * Access the glossary for a comprehensive list of marketing terms and their meanings

Download or read book An analysis of market orientated supply chain management in the retail fashion industry with particular reference to the case of Zara written by Carmen de la Cruz Iglesias and published by diplom.de. This book was released on 2009-07-10 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: A glance at today s financial pages shows the consequences of economic recession. More and more retailers, such as Woolworth and Montgomery Ward, have become bankrupt as they were no longer good enough to compete for a customer s business. Or how Ander and Stern describe it They fell into the Black Hole of Retailing, the place where losing retailers go to die . However, it has been widely acknowledged that an effective downstream-orientated supply chain, focused on cost reduction, can avoid this fate. Reduced costs lead to reduced prices and thus to satisfied customers. But that is only half the truth. There are other factors than stringent cost control that ensure business success. Supply chain management is not only about cost-efficiency rather than flexibility and adaptability. The faster a supply chain is able to respond to a market, the better the company s chances to achieve a competitive edge. A paradigm for a company that manages to combine these aspects and to align its vertically integrated supply chain to the demands of its customers is Europe s fastest expanding international fashion retail group Industria de Diseño Textil with its workhorse Zara. Its unique integrated business model permeates the whole organization and provides evidence that market orientation paired with an outstanding supply chain management can be viewed as a key factor for success. Aim and objectives: The aim of this report is to examine Zara s unique business model in relation to its market-orientated supply chain. In this framework certain questions are raised. For example, which elements of Zara s supply chain make it so unique? And related to this, how manages Zara to compete with other vertically integrated fashion retailers such as H&M and Benetton that use aggressive advertising to entice customers in their stores? Also, how does Zara integrate its market orientation in its supply chain? The present study will attempt to answer these and other questions. Research the success of Zara s market-orientated strategy as well as of its unconventional supply chain will help to figure out how they managed to become pioneer of fast fashion. To conclude, an outlook in Zara s future as well as the US market is provided. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: Table of Figures4 Table of Appendix5 1.Introduction6 2.Aim and objectives6 3.Literature Review7 3.1The global fashion industry7 3.2Market orientation8 3.3The merger of market [...]

Download or read book Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management written by T. C. Edwin Cheng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-11 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quick Response (QR) policy is a market-driven business strategy in which supply chain members work together to react quickly to volatile market demand. Nowadays, with advances in information technologies (such as RFID and ERP systems), new challenges and opportunities arise for the application of QR. This handbook explores QR extensively with a view to discovering innovative QR measures that can help tackle the observed and emerging challenges. The book is organized into four parts, which include chapters on analytical modeling and analyses, information technologies, cases, reviews, and applications. This handbook provides new analytical and empirical results with valuable insights, which will not only help supply chain agents to better understand the latest applications of QR in business, but also help practitioners and researchers to know how to improve the effectiveness of QR using innovative methods.

Download or read book Fashion Supply Chain Management written by Virginia Grose and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Supply Chain Management: Integrating Sustainability through the Fashion Supply Chain provides a comprehensive guide to the entire supply chain management process as it relates to the fashion industry; how fashion supply chains work from raw material to finished product, and how generic supply chain concepts are applied in the fashion context. It focuses on contemporary strategic issues with which the sector is currently confronted, some of its current challenges and the innovative ways the sector has developed to respond to these challenges. Concepts such as sustainability, fast fashion, raw materials, logistics and reverse logistics, costing, lean and agile manufacturing and other supply chain strategies are expertly covered in this work, with each area underpinned by the new technologies required to support supply chains in the fashion industry. Each chapter is complemented by an in-depth case study from a relevant global organization so that readers can gain real-world insight, alongside pedagogy to aid student comprehension, including quizzes, end-of-chapter activities, and role play scenarios. This key work is an essential textbook for students studying fashion supply chain, operations, and logistics as part of fashion management undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Fully comprehensive on theory yet applied to practice, it will equip students with the tools and understanding for a future career in the fashion industry.

Download or read book Fashion Retail Supply Chain Management written by Tsan-Ming Choi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fashion Retail Supply Chain Management: A Systems Optimization Approach is a comprehensive reference source that provides the state-of-the-art findings on many important emerging research issues related to retail supply chain management and optimization problems. The book takes an explicit systems approach, and discusses retailled fashion supply ch

Download or read book Fast Fashion Systems written by Tsan-Ming Choi and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fast fashion is an industrial trend that refers to the concept of shortening lead time (production, distribution) and offering new products to the market as fast as possible. Despite an abundance of research results, there is no comprehensive reference source that covers the state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical modeling and empirical resea

Download or read book Lean Supply Chain Management in Fashion and Textile Industry written by Rajkishore Nayak and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the concepts of lean manufacturing that help to achieve the objectives of sustainability in a global competitive atmosphere. Lean can help to lower the manufacturing cost in the rising labour and material cost market. Lean is based on various fundamental concepts such as Kaizen, Kanban, Zidoka, 5S and Six Sigma, which aim at reducing process waste for efficiency and productivity that are discussed in this book. In addition, the technological changes such as introduction of Internet technologies and Industry 4.0 are taken care by the lean concepts, which are also addressed in this book.

Download or read book China Focused Cases written by CEIBS Case Center and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first anthology compiled in English by the CEIBS Case Center to promote China-focused cases worldwide. Included are ten of twenty six award-winning cases from the Global Contest for the Best China-Focused Cases during 2015 to 2017: these works exemplify the quality of effective business cases and share stories of China to the world. Each of the ten cases has a defining feature. Some cases, with a focus on user demand, analyze how companies build their core competence (e.g., Haidilao Hot-Pot and OnePlus Mobile Phone), while others present an array of business innovations in the era of new retail, e-commerce, and the sharing economy (e.g., SF Express, Jinhuobao, ofo, FamilyMart, and Handu Apparel). Some describe Chinese companies’ operations in the overseas market (e.g., Huawei and TECNO), and others depict how foreign companies adapt to the Chinese market in a unique way (e.g., Starbucks). These cases were drawn from Chinese and overseas business schools. The book helps bridge the gap between the world management community’s interest in China and the limited availability of China-focused management cases. We hope this collection of select cases will prove valuable and informative for our readers.