Retail Supply Chain Management
by James B. Ayers, Mary Ann Odegaard
2nd Edition
Publisher: CRC Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781498739146 |
| eText ISBN | 9781351647465 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
| Language | English |
Retail Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition, equips retail supply chain executives with tools to establish strategic advantage. The volume examines how organizations can achieve end-to-end efficiency across supplier networks.
Coverage spans core operational segments connecting sales, distribution, and finance. The text addresses retail business types, comparative advantage, metrics, supply chain risk, and the skills needed to support decision makers.
The 2017 edition addresses operating challenges including technological change, customer personalization, and more globalized supply chains. A practical case application examines SeaBear and Made in Washington.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Defining the Retail Supply Chain
Chapter 2: Success in a Retail Business
Chapter 3: Types of Retail Supply Chain Businesses
Chapter 4: A Changing World: Moving toward Comparative Advantage
Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and the Retail Industry
Chapter 6: Drivers of Retail Supply Chain Change
Chapter 7: Paths to the Customer
Chapter 8: Supply Chain Risk
Chapter 9: Retail Supply Chain Metrics
Chapter 10: Meeting the Needs of Supply Chain Decision Makers
Chapter 11: Product Types—Value to the Customer
Chapter 12: Businesses Inside the Business
Chapter 13: Activity Systems and Process Definition
Chapter 14: Retail Supply Chain Management—Skills Required
Chapter 15: Organizing to Improve Retail Supply Chain Performance
Chapter 16: Collaboration with Supply Chain Partners
Chapter 17: Demand-Driven Supply Chain
Chapter 18: Product Tracking along Retail Supply Chains
Chapter 19: Understanding Supply Chain Costs
Chapter 20: Barriers to Addressing the Root Causes for Cost
Chapter 21: Multicompany Collaboration to Reduce Costs—Who, What, and How
Chapter 22: Retail Return Loops
Chapter 23: Case Application: SeaBear/Made in Washington
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