Sustainable supply chain management in the slowfashion. From 199096, he taught marketing and retailing at the university of alberta. 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. Carrying more inventories to compensate for the shorter lead times. In an interview with listen to the editors, mark pagell discusses jscms editorial. This is a brief introductory tutorial that explains the methodologies applied in the rapidly. Globalization and advanced manufacturing capabilities changed industrial dynamics. It examines key practical issues from a business, risk and operational. Journal of economics, business and management, vol. Strategic approaches to sustainability in fashion supply chain. Qr systems represent justintime inventory strategic partnership between suppliers and general merchandise retailers and involve supply techniques that allow retailers to change demand as a result of fashion trends and seasonal variations in sales. Supply chain risk assessment in the fashion retail.
An international journal 3 2008 241250 q emerald group publishing limited issn 598546 doi 10. Operations management and supply chain network theory. Therefore, as it would seem timely, this article aims to present the findings of some exploratory research. 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.
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. The journal is effectively positioned as a multidisciplinary journal, focusing on a particular set of study objects rather than a specific discipline. An efficient supply chain management can make a difference between success and failure in the market. The management of digitization in supply chain with. 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. We first depict the structure of sustainable fashion. A focused supply chain strategy for luxury fashion management. In this paper, we consider fashion supply chain management.
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. Paradoxally, to a gain larger external flexibility, zara has. Therefore, having real time information available between all partners decreases the trend and possibility for larger and larger swings in the. Moreover,instead of designing by themselves, many fashion. A case study of inventory management in a manufacturing. An international journal an analysis of supply chain management research by topic david swanson, lakshmi goel, kristoffer francisco, james stock, article information. Global journal of management and business research. 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. In recent decades, fashion retailers revolutionized the fashion industry by following what has become.
Journal of operations and production management, vol. The influence of scm on production performance and product quality uscript received september 20, 2014. The international fashion retail supply chain springerlink. David swanson, lakshmi goel, kristoffer francisco, james stock, 2018 an analysis of supply chain management research. 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. Article pdf available in international journal of production. Journal of supply chain management january 2017 volume 53, issue 1. Fashion supply chain management through cost and time. Accordingly, research findings must demonstrate international relevance and global impact to both theory and practice. Pdf from the supply chain management to the demand chain. Fashion supply chain management fscm is an important topic in modern fashion business. What impact has a fast fashion strategy on fashion.
When a fashion company aims to promote sustainability, the main linkage is to develop a sustainable supply chain. The case of green supply chain management, journal of environmental. 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. Section3presents a study on some selected supply chain practices and identi. Journal of supply chain management april 2016 volume 52, issue 2. Comparative study of supply chain management offast. This paper contributes to current knowledge of sustainable supply chain in the textile and clothing industry. Implementation of e supply chain management, tem journal, 24, pp. Exploring the international fashion supply chain and corporate. This chapter makes an attempt to address this void by exploring sustainable supply chain management sscm practices in fashion retailers and fashion suppliers. Abstract the term supply chain management has become a popular buzzword, probably first used by consultants in. Journal of supply chain management wiley online library.
Section4presents the proposed mcdmbased decisionsupport methodology and its application to the fashion industry. Yet, the choice of supply network configurations must be coherent with a. Supply chain management in garments industry global journals. 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. 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. Fast fashion speeds up supply chain apics magazine. Implementation of esupply chain management tem journal. Marketing science, service science, transportation science, mathematics of operations research, and informs journal of computing, production and operations management, 2. 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. Owned by the distribution group inditex, we had a look at what is the secret to zaras competitive advantage. In this context, the main purposes of the presented work are.
Zara supply chain analysis as a brand, zara values their speed and responsiveness to the latest fashion trends. An international journal supply chains in the construction industry anders segerstedt thomas olofsson article information. From sourcing to retailing springer series in supply chain management 1. In this paper, we focus on inventory management in a manufacturing company in china. In this section we will be explaining about the techniques that zara uses. 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. 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. A first classification of companies and their strategies article pdf available in international journal of production economics 32. 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.
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. From sourcing to retailing springer series in supply chain management 1 choi, tsanming, cheng, t. 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. Pdf supply chain management in the luxury industry. The qr strategies in the fashion industry are different from the ordinary strategies of any other business organization. International journal of management science and business administration, vol. Sustainability is significantly important for fashion business due to consumers increasing awareness of environment. Fashion supply chains, sustainability management, risk management. This study aims at researching the aspects that are. 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 high street fashion market is a dynamic industry sector, which is characterised by short. Anders segerstedt thomas olofsson, 2010, supply chains in the construction industry, supply chain management. An overview of demand management through demand supply.
This work was supported in part by the graduate school of business. Anna nagurney and min yu 2012, sustainable fashion supply chain management under oligopolistic competition and brand di. Sustainability issues in asian fashion supply chains. Exploratory cases of circular supply chain management based on reuse, remanufacturing, recycling, collaborative consumption, etc. Environmental sustainability in fashion supply chains. Agility and responsiveness managing fashion supply chain core. Research papers and case studies submitted to scmij will only be considered if they contribute to.
Leigh sparks professor of retail studies, institute for retail studies, stirling management school university of stirling, uk leigh. Exploring the international fashion supply chain and. Operations management, journal of operations management 16, pp 3685. 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. 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. Journal of supply chain management october 2016 volume 52, issue 4. International journal of operations and production management. An international journal is to push the boundaries of supply chain research and practice. Consequently, successful supply chain network design and management is at the core of operative competitive strategies. The internationalisation of the fashion supply chain before discussing csr, it is important to understand key issues in international fashion supply chain management. Global journal of management and business research volume xiv issue xi version i y ear a 2014 2014 global journals inc.