Contents
PART 1 CONCEPTS IN RETAIL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANGEMENT
1. Retail logistics:changes and challenges
John Fernie and Leigh Sparks
The logistics task 5; Retail logistics and supply chain transformation 9; Supply chain management 11; The grocery retail supply chain in the United Kingdom20; Supply chain challenges 25; Conclusions 32
2. Relatonships in the supply chain
John Fernie
Introductions 38; Changing buyer-seller relationships 38;Quick Response 43; Efficient Consumer Response 47;The role of logistics service providers 55; Conclusions 58
3. The internationalization of the retail supply chain
John Fernie
International sourcing 64; Differences in distribution′culture′in international markets 70;The internationalization of logistics practices 74
PART 2 NON-FOOD(FASHION) LOGISTICS
4. Market orientation and supply chain management in the fashion industry
Nobukaza J Azuma, John Fernie and Toshikazu Higashi
Introduction 83; Market orientation approach and supply chain management-a focal point 84;Market orientation apporach and supply chain management-the reality 90;
The role of imitation and innovation in the fashion business 92; Conclusion and the research agenda for future studies 96
5. Fashion logistics and quick response
Martin Christopher, Bob Lowson and Helen Peck
Managing the fashion logistics pipeline 103; The lead-time gap 106;Quick response strategies109; Global sourcing and QR 112;The importance of agility 117;Conclusion 119
6. Agile merchandizing in European textile fashion industry
Neil Towers and Johanna Bergvall-Forsberg
Introduction 121; Global sourcing challenges 123;
Fashion merchandiizing124; The agile supply network 127;
Agile merchandizing 129; Future developments 137
PART 3 FOOD LOGISTICS
7. Tesco′s supply chain management
David Smith and Leigh Sparks
Introduction 143; The changing Tesco supply chain:
establishing control and delivering efficiency 146; The current network 156; Other initatives:the environment 165;
Conclusions and lessons 167
8. Temperature controlled supply chains
David Smith and Leigh Sparks
Introduction 172; What is a temperature controlled supply chain? 173; The importance of temperature controlled supply chains174; Changes in temperature controlled supply chains177; Issues in temperature controlled supply chains 183; Future developments and constraints 186
9. On-shelf availability in UK grocery retailing:a case study
John Fernie and David B Grant
Introduction 189; Literature background 190;
Methodology 194; Findings 197; Conclusions 201
PART 4 EMERGING ISSUES:TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LOGISTICS
10. The development of e-tail logistics
John Fernie and Alan Mckinnon
Introduction 207; The growth of e-commerce 208; The grocery market 215; The logistical challenges 218; Definition of the home delivery channel 219; Environmental impact of online retail logistics228; Conclusions229
11. RFID:transforming technology?
Leigh Sparks
RFID:initial hype and reality 234;RFID:more measured consideration? 247; Conclusions 248
12. The greening of retail logistics
Alan Mckinnon and Julia Edwards
Introduction 253; Environmental effects of retail logistics 254;
Framework for analysing the environmental impact of retail deliveries 255; Managing waste within the retail supply chain 266;Topical issues 267; Conclusions 270
Afterword
John Fernie and Leigh Sparks
Index