Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Fashion Logistics examines the principles and practices behind responsible fashion retailing and cost-effective supply chain management in the fashion industry.

Fashion Logistics assesses the early growth and changes in the industry as well as the drivers of change in the market. Important forces are driving tremendous changes in the retail industry, particularly in supply chain networks and operations. Manufacturers therefore need to re-think their supply chains so that they are resilient enough to withstand shocks, agile enough to respond quickly to sudden change, flexible enough to customise products, and efficient enough to protect margins. John Fernie and David Grant assess these forces and changes, and how manufacturers should adapt their working practices accordingly.

Fashion Logistics integrates case studies of best practice that demonstrate successful fashion retail supply chains of leading companies such as Benetton, Burberry, Schuh and M&S. The book provides vital figures, tables and mini-cases in each chapter, along with a discussion question at the end of each mini-case, references and suggested readings.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 01 Introduction to fashion logistics
• References
• 02 The changing nature of fashion retailing: implications for logistics
• 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
• Conclusions
• References
• 05 International logistics
• Introduction
• Definitions, impact and channels of distribution
• Economic impact of logistics and SCM on channels of distribution
• Fashion retail logistics and SCM
• Globalization
• Logistics and SCM in a global economy
• Global risk, disruption and supply chain security
• International logistics and SCM implications for fashion retailers
• Conclusions
• References
• 06 In-store consumer service
• Introduction
• The national fashion retail supply chain
• Retail logistical systems strategy and design
• In-store consumer service
• Some empirical studies
• Suggestions to improve in-store consumer service
• Conclusions
• References
• 07 Online consumer service
• Introduction
• The online fashion retail supply chain
• The business case for omnichannel retailing
• Logistical design considerations for omnichannel fulfilment
• Suggestions to improve online fulfilment service
• Conclusions
• 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
• Conclusions
• References
• 09 Sustainable fashion retailing and logistics
• Introduction
• Concepts of sustainability
• Sustainability in logistics and SCM
• Sustainability management and management systems
• Sustainability in the fashion retail sector
• Summary
• References
• Index