Fashion Logistics

Insights into the Fashion Retail Supply Chain

John Fernie, David B. Grant

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780749493318
• eBook ISBN: 9780749493325
• Edition: 2
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Fashion & Textile Industry
• Index: Business

Retailers are being advised to review their supply chains in a bid to accelerate their speed to market. Fashion Logistics assesses the growth and changes in the industry as well as the drivers of change in the market. Supply chain networks and operations play an integral role in distributing product across the retail industry and significant changes within those networks have altered the way in which they function. Manufacturers therefore need to rethink their supply chains to make them resilient to shock, agile enough to respond quickly to sudden change, flexible enough to customize products and efficient enough to protect margins. Fashion Logistics assesses these forces and changes and how manufacturers should adapt their working practices accordingly. This second edition of Fashion Logistics includes revised CSR and reshoring sections, updated case studies and new content on how manufacturers can adapt their working practices and the further demise of the department store sector.

Index

3PL (third-party logistics) service providers 21, 42–43, 106, 119, 126, 133, 147, 157, 158

4PL (fourth-party logistics) service providers 119, 147

A/X Armani Exchange 13

Adidas 49–50, 118

agile supply chains 38, 51, 52–55, 104–05

Ahrendts, Angela 48, 191, 192

air cargo transportation 132

air freight 114

Alibaba 17

Alvanon 146–47

Amazon 153, 157, 167, 169, 170, 171

American Apparel 23

analytical hierarchy process (AHP) 139

anti-globalization movement 46

Apple 114, 155, 191

Apple stores, iBeacons app 161

Arcadia Group 11, 74

Armani 13, 188

Armani Collezioni 13

artificial intelligence (AI) 104, 139, 146

Asda 101

George clothing 101, 147–48

ASOS 17, 25, 51, 77, 157, 171

case study 165–66

asset-specificity skills 38

Associated British Foods 127

back-reshoring 48, 49

Bailey, Christopher 48, 189–93

Bangladesh

collapse of the garment factory at Rana Plaza, Dhaka (2013) 24, 117, 128, 224–25

garment manufacturing 23

barcodes 139

barge transportation 133

Bedrock Brands 128, 129, 130

Benetton, Luciano and Giuliana 11

Benetton Group 19–20, 225

delocalization of production 38

impact of the financial crisis (late 2000s) 40

network organization 38

network organization (case study) 39–40

sourcing strategy 37, 54–55

supply chain 23

Beyoncé, Ivy Park gymwear label 87

blockchain technology 139–40, 146

Bolland, Marc 136, 137

Bowerman, Bill 11

brand equity market segment 126, 127

branding, history of 11

Bravo, Rose Marie 189, 190, 192

Brexit 1, 46, 80, 118, 192

BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies 13, 179

British Home Stores 128

British Shoe Corporation 11

Burberry 12, 179, 187, 188, 195

case study 189, 190–93

online presence 17

sourcing strategy 40–41, 48–49

Burton 11, 37

business-to-business (B2B) exchanges 153

business-to-consumer (B2C) exchanges 153

Calvin Klein 197

Cambodia, garment manufacturing 23

Carbon Trus...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Praise for Fashion Logistics
• Title Page
• Contents
• 01 Introduction to fashion logistics
• References
• 02 The changing nature of fashion retailing
• Introduction
• Fashion: its role in culture
• The changing fashion retail environment
• The rise of fast fashion
• The luxury sector
• Fast fashion and CSR
• The online revolution
• The supply chain response
• Global dispersion of fashion supply chains
• Online logistical challenges
• Conclusions
• References
• 03 Offshore sourcing and outsourcing in the international fashion supply chain
• Introduction
• Sourcing strategies
• The nature of outsourcing
• Types of outsourcing
• Offshore sourcing and reshoring?
• Supply chain relationships and responsiveness by product category
• Lean, agile or leagile?
• Conclusions
• References
• 04 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in international fashion supply chains
• Introduction
• Defining CSR and its institutional context
• Strategic CSR
• Implementation of CSR initiatives in global fashion supply chains
• Compromises to CSR in global apparel production
• Case studies of CSR in practice
• Rankings of socially responsible companies
• Sri Lanka and CSR practices in garment manufacture
• Supplier-retailer relationships and CSR in garment production networks
• Factory management perspectives
• Conclusions
• References
• 05 International logistics
• Introduction
• Definitions, impact and channels of distribution
• Economic impact of logistics and SCM and channels of distribution
• Fashion retail logistics and SCM
• Quick response
• Information technology
• Lean and agile supply chains
• Outsourcing
• Globalization
• Logistics and SCM in a global economy
• Global risk, disruption and supply chain security
• International logistics and SCM implications for fashion retailers
• Conclusion
• References
• 06 In-store consumer service
• Introduction
• The national fashion retail supply chain
• Retail logistical systems strategy and design
• Modes of transportation
• Warehousing
• Inventory management
• Information technology and order processing
• Logistical system cost trade-offs
• In-store consumer service
• Conclusion
• References
• 07 Online consumer service
• Introduction
• The growth of online versus physical store retailing
• The business case for online retailing
• Online retailing distribution network
• Omnichannel ordering, fulfilment and returns
• Logistical design considerations for omnichannel fulfilment
• Conclusion
• References
• 08 Luxury fashion and supply chain management
• Introduction
• Definitions of luxury and luxury branding
• The ‘new’ luxury
• The evolution of the luxury brand
• Gaining control of marketing channels
• Supply chain management in luxury fashion
• CSR and luxury fashion brands
• Conclusion
• References
• 09 Sustainable fashion retailing and logistics
• Introduction
• Concepts of sustainability
• United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGS)
• Sustainability in logistics and SCM
• Environmental management systems (EMS)
• Sustainability in the fashion retail sector
• Conclusion
• References
• Index
• Copyright