Retail Supply Chain Management

<p>Retail supply chain consists of multiple segments from sales to distribution to finance. Retail manufacturers rely on a complicated web of suppliers. Customer demand and market competition today requires extreme efficiency from end to end. This book offers the retail supply chain executive with the tools needed for full strategic advantage. The new edition gives special attention to recent challenges, such as vast technological change, higher levels of customer personalization, and more global supply chains. </p> <p>Preface</p><p>Authors</p><p>Section I THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN</p><p>1 Defining the Retail Supply Chain</p><p>2 Success in a Retail Business</p><p>3 Types of Retail Supply Chain Businesses</p><p>4 A Changing World: Moving toward Comparative Advantage</p><p>5 Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and the Retail Industry</p><p>Section II FORCES SHAPING THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN ENVIRONMENT</p><p>6 Drivers of Retail Supply Chain Change</p><p>7 Paths to the Customer</p><p>8 Supply Chain Risk</p><p>9 Retail Supply Chain Metrics</p><p>10 Meeting the Needs of Supply Chain Decision Makers</p><p>Section III RET AIL STRATEGY AND SUPPLY CHAIN S</p><p>11 Product Types—Value to the Customer</p><p>12 Businesses Inside the Business</p><p>13 Activity Systems and Process Definition</p><p>14 Retail Supply Chain Management—Skills Required</p><p>Section IV RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT</p><p>15 Organizing to Improve Retail Supply Chain Performance</p><p>16 Collaboration with Supply Chain Partners</p><p>17 Demand-Driven Supply Chain</p><p>18 Product Tracking along Retail Supply Chains</p><p>Section V ACHIEVING FINANCIAL SUCCESS IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN</p><p>19 Understanding Supply Chain Costs</p><p>20 Barriers to Addressing the Root Causes for Cost</p><p>21 Multicompany Collaboration to Reduce Costs—Who, What, and How</p><p>22 Retail Return Loops</p><p>23 Case Application: SeaBear/Made in Washington</p><p>Glossary</p><p>Bibliography</p><p>Index</p>