insights into current practice and trends from leading experts /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by John Fernie and Leigh Sparks.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Sterling, VA :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Kogan Page,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Retail logistics : changes and challenges / John Fernie and Leigh Sparks -- Relationships in the supply chain / John Fernie -- The internationalization of the retail supply chain / John Fernie -- Market orientation and supply chain management in the fashion industry / Nobukaza J Azuma, John Fernie and Toshikazu Higashi -- Fashion logistics and quick response / Martin Christopher, Bob Lowson, and Helen Peck -- Logistics in Tesco : past, present and future / David Smith and Leigh Sparks -- Temperature-controlled supply chains / David Smith and Leigh Sparks -- Rethinking efficient replenishment in the grocery sector / Phil Whiteoak -- The development of e-tail logistics / John Fernie and Alan McKinnon -- Transforming technologies : retail exchanges and RFID / Leigh Sparks and Beverly Wagner -- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems : issues in implementation / Mark West and Leigh Sparks.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Endorsed by the Institute of Logistics and Transport The last decade has seen steady improvements and relationship changes in retail logistics. These changes have proved so fundamental to business operating efficiency that it is now widely recognized that "logistics excellence" provides a profound competitive advantage.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Logistics and retail management.
International Standard Book Number
0749440910
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Business logistics.
Retail trade-- Management.
Commerce de détail-- Grande-Bretagne.
Logistique (Organisation)-- Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Production & Operations Management.