Fashion Logistics

John Fernie is Emeritus Professor of Retail Marketing at Heriot-Watt University. He was previously Professor of Retailing & Logistics and also Director of the Institute for Retail Studies at the University of Stirling. He has written and contributed to numerous textbooks and papers on retail management, especially in the field of retail logistics. He is editor of the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, and received the prestigious award of Editor of the Year in 1997, in addition to Leading Editor awards in 1994 and 1998. He is on the editorial boards of other leading journals in the field. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and an active member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

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.

New to this edition: content has been restructured to include updated case studies, key objectives, summary q&a's and 'how to put into practice' textboxes.

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;