Adding value: Challenges for UK apparel supply chain management - A review

Production Planning and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 210-220

  Bruce, Margaret ^a   Daly, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agile; fast fashion; lean; supply chain management; textiles and apparel industry

Indexed keywords

AGILE; CASE STUDY APPROACH; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; FAST FASHION; GLOBAL SOURCING; HIGH COSTS; HIGH VOLATILITY; KEY FEATURE; LEAD TIME; LEAGILITY; LEAN; LONG LASTING; MARKET CONDITION; PRICE COMPETITION; QUICK RESPONSE; SHORT PRODUCT; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

COMPETITION; FABRICS; INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952686030     PISSN: 09537287     EISSN: 13665871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2010.498574     Document Type: Review

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