Review: "Extremely valuable material for any student of retail logistics... well-written and relevant... a worthwhile acquisition."

International Journal of Logistics

Description: The supply of products into retail outlets was originally controlled by manufacturers, but now retailers recognize the need to have more involvement in supply chains. As they take more control, significant efforts have been made to reorganize and reprioritize activities in transporting products from production to consumption. Emphasis is now on minimizing time to market, maximizing on-shelf availability, continuously replenishing stock and utilizing technology to transform the retail supply chain.

Notwithstanding the major strides made, numerous challenges remain, and new issues are constantly emerging. This book brings together well-known academics who share their research, ideas and experience of current wisdom on supply-chain management in retail to include the very latest thinking and research essential to retail logistics. Now in its third edition, it includes contributions on:

• relationships in the supply chain;

• logistics in the fashion industry;

• temperature-controlled supply chains;

• on-shelf availability;

• e-tail logistics;

• RFID;

• green logistics.

Logistics and Retail Management is essential reading for retail and logistics managers, academics, students and consultants.

Contents : Part I Concepts in Retail Logistics and Supply Chain Management : Retail logistics: changes and challenges • Relationships in the supply chain • The internationalization of the retail supply chain • Part 2 Non-Food (Fashion) Logistics : Market orientation and supply chain management in the fashion industry • Fashion logistics and quick response • Agile merchandizing in the European textile fashion industry • Part 3 Food Logistics: Tesco’s Supply chain Management • Temperature controlled supply chains • On-shelf availability in UK grocery retailing: a case study • Part 4 Emerging Issues: Technology and Environmental Logistics : The development of e-tail logistics • RFID: transforming technology? • The greening of retail logistics • Index

About the Editors : John Fernie is Professor of Retail Marketing at Heriot-Watt University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Leigh Sparks is Professor of Retail Studies at the Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Chair of the Academy of Marketing Research Committee.

Target Audience: Retail and logistics managers