Strategic approaches to sustainability in fashion supply chain. Although supply chain management is a mature discipline, the complexity of actual supply chains has greatly evolved over the last two decades 35 due to the dynamic interaction of a wide range of processes, decisions, and structures. Anders segerstedt thomas olofsson, 2010, supply chains in the construction industry, supply chain management. This study aims to identify the key factors that influence inventory management practices, investigate efficient and effective inventory management approaches, and examine the impact of supplier cooperation on supply chain improvement. From sourcing to retailing springer series in supply chain management 1. An international journal 3 2008 241250 q emerald group publishing limited issn 598546 doi 10. As fast fashion supply chain risk evangelists, we, at the supply chain risk management consortiumlehigh, have been doing extensive research on supply chain and risk management excellence. Operations management, journal of operations management 16, pp 3685. In this paper, we have investigated the supply chain environmental sustainability issue in the fashion industry, an industry that is typically studied from other perspectives e. To this end, not only were new retail concepts developed to broaden the distribution toward larger consumer bases, but alternative ways were also sought to reorganize supply networks for a balance between local and global production.
Article pdf available in international journal of production. Agility and responsiveness managing fashion supply chain core. Supply chain management i about the tutorial supply chain management can be defined as the management of flow of products and services, which begins from the origin of products and ends with the products consumption at the enduser. Supply chain management has become one of the primary key success factors to deal with the increasing complexity of the current business environment 1, 2. These and many other factors lead to a maturity, after 2010, when it was organized the supply chain management for efficient consumer response conference scm 4 ecr, which expanded from the previous through the participation of many academics from romania and abroad, and consulting firms. The journal is clearly focused on the context in purchasing and supply management, and is quite liberal with respect to the method and style of research and the level of problem addressed. Supply chain management in garments industry global journals. Sustainability issues in asian fashion supply chains. A case study of inventory management in a manufacturing.
Fast fashion speeds up supply chain apics magazine. Exploring the international fashion supply chain and corporate. Marketing science, service science, transportation science, mathematics of operations research, and informs journal of computing, production and operations management, 2. Moreover,instead of designing by themselves, many fashion.
Pdf from the supply chain management to the demand chain. In recent decades, fashion retailers revolutionized the fashion industry by following what has become. What impact has a fast fashion strategy on fashion. David swanson, lakshmi goel, kristoffer francisco, james stock, 2018 an analysis of supply chain management research. Therefore, having real time information available between all partners decreases the trend and possibility for larger and larger swings in the. When a fashion company aims to promote sustainability, the main linkage is to develop a sustainable supply chain. An efficient supply chain management can make a difference between success and failure in the market. The following work demonstrates how the strategy adopted by zara can represent a possible model which can be applied as well as an example to follow making network organizations stronger. Sjr is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come. Implementation of esupply chain management tem journal. Yet, the choice of supply network configurations must be coherent with a. In addition to the traditional functions of inventory management, transportation management, and facility control, fscm puts a strong emphasis on the collaboration and partnership among channel members along the fashion supply chain. In this paper, we consider fashion supply chain management through cost and time minimization, from a network perspective and in the case of multiple fashion. Fashion and apparel supply chains work in a very fastchanging environment and always demand better quality, higher availability of products, broader assortments and shorter delivery times.
This chapter makes an attempt to address this void by exploring sustainable supply chain management sscm practices in fashion retailers and fashion suppliers. Comparative study of supply chain management offast. Supply chain risk assessment in the fashion retail. A first classification of companies and their strategies article pdf available in international journal of production economics 32. Pdf supply chain management in the luxury industry. Journal of operations and production management, vol. Exploratory cases of circular supply chain management based on reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, collaborative consumption, etc. Therefore, as it would seem timely, this article aims to present the findings of some exploratory research. Zara supply chain analysis as a brand, zara values their speed and responsiveness to the latest fashion trends. This paper contributes to current knowledge of sustainable supply chain in the textile and clothing industry. The influence of scm on production performance and product quality uscript received september 20, 2014. The international fashion retail supply chain springerlink. This study aims at researching the aspects that are.
International journal of management science and business administration, vol. An international journal an analysis of supply chain management research by topic david swanson, lakshmi goel, kristoffer francisco, james stock, article information. Implementation of e supply chain management, tem journal, 24, pp. The main objective of the study was to assess factors affecting the effectiveness of supply chain management practices in kenyan public sector case of ministry of finance with the aim of assessing the effect of supplier relationship on the.
The high street fashion market is a dynamic industry sector, which is characterised by short. The internationalisation of the fashion supply chain before discussing csr, it is important to understand key issues in international fashion supply chain management. An international journal supply chains in the construction industry anders segerstedt thomas olofsson article information. A focused supply chain strategy for luxury fashion management. Fashion supply chain management fscm is an important topic in modern fashion business. Section4presents the proposed mcdmbased decisionsupport methodology and its application to the fashion industry. Fashion supply chains, sustainability management, risk management. An international journal is to push the boundaries of supply chain research and practice. Furthermore, since the fashion supply chain is notorious for generating high volumes of pollutants, involving hazardous materials in the production processes, and producing products by companies with low social responsibility, new management principles and theories, especially those that take into account consumer behaviours and preferences.
In this context, the main purposes of the presented work are. Environmental sustainability in fashion supply chains. The case of green supply chain management, journal of environmental. Globalization and advanced manufacturing capabilities changed industrial dynamics. Abstract the term supply chain management has become a popular buzzword, probably first used by consultants in. In an interview with listen to the editors, mark pagell discusses jscms editorial. It examines key practical issues from a business, risk and operational. In this paper, we focus on inventory management in a manufacturing company in china. This handbook is a compilation of comprehensive reference sources that provide stateoftheart findings on both theoretical and applied research on sustainable fashion supply chain management. Paradoxally, to a gain larger external flexibility, zara has.
In this paper, we consider fashion supply chain management. This work was supported in part by the graduate school of business. From sourcing to retailing springer series in supply chain management 1 choi, tsanming, cheng, t. Global journal of management and business research.
Fashion supply chain management through cost and time. The qr strategies in the fashion industry are different from the ordinary strategies of any other business organization. Anna nagurney and min yu 2012, sustainable fashion supply chain management under oligopolistic competition and brand di. Sustainability is significantly important for fashion business due to consumers increasing awareness of environment. Global journal of management and business research volume xiv issue xi version i y ear a 2014 2014 global journals inc. Despite the interest in scholarly literature on sustainability in fashion and textiles, a specific focus on the differentiated sustainability demands of the industry is lacking. Carrying more inventories to compensate for the shorter lead times.
The management of digitization in supply chain with. In this section we will be explaining about the techniques that zara uses. Exploring the international fashion supply chain and. Journal of supply chain management january 2017 volume 53, issue 1. Journal of supply chain management wiley online library. Sustainable supply chain management in the slowfashion. Journal of supply chain management october 2016 volume 52, issue 4.
Section3presents a study on some selected supply chain practices and identi. Leigh sparks professor of retail studies, institute for retail studies, stirling management school university of stirling, uk leigh. Research papers and case studies submitted to scmij will only be considered if they contribute to. From 199096, he taught marketing and retailing at the university of alberta. An overview of demand management through demand supply. Our study played a pivotal role in the advancement of academic research in the field of scm as evidenced by the many citations found in the major scm. The mission of the journal of supply chain management is to be the journal of choice among supply chain management scholars across disciplines, by attracting highquality, highimpact behavioral research focusing on theory building and empirical methodologies. Journal of economics, business and management, vol. Consequently, successful supply chain network design and management is at the core of operative competitive strategies. The journal is effectively positioned as a multidisciplinary journal, focusing on a particular set of study objects rather than a specific discipline.
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