TY - BOOK AU - Fernie, John AU - Grant, David B. TI - Fashion logistics: insights into the fashion retail supply chain SN - 9780749493318 U1 - 746.920687 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - Kogan Page Limited KW - Retail trade--Management KW - Business logistics KW - Inventory control KW - Clothing trade--Management N1 - Chapter - 01: Introduction to fashion logistics;Chapter - 02: The changing nature of fashion retailing: Implications for logistics;Chapter - 03: Offshore sourcing and outsourcing in the international fashion supply chain;Chapter - 04: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) in international fashion supply chains;Chapter - 05: International logistics;Chapter - 06: In-store consumer service;Chapter - 07: Online consumer service;Chapter - 08: Luxury fashion and supply chain management;Chapter - 09: Sustainable fashion retailing and logistics N2 - About the book 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 ER -