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Tables of Contents for Quick Response
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Introduction and Executive Summary
xv
Acknowledgements
xxi
PART I THE BUSINESS WORLD
1
86
A New Environment
3
19
Unusual Times
3
3
New Theories
6
7
Flexible Specialization
6
1
Evolution and Natural Selection
7
2
Population Ecology and Organizational Ecology
9
1
Transaction Cost Economics and Theory of the Firm
10
3
New Retailers
13
7
Evolution of Retailing
13
1
The Power of the Retailer
14
4
Retailing Strategy
18
2
Comments
20
2
New Forces
22
28
New manufacturers
22
9
Flexible Production Systems
23
3
Alternative Manufacturing Approaches
26
5
The Rise of Supply Chain Management
31
7
The Wider Theory of Supply Chain Management
38
1
Industry Initiatives
39
10
Food and Groceries
39
7
Automotive
46
1
Textiles and Clothing
47
2
Comments
49
1
New Thinking
50
37
Modern Strategy
50
3
Ability
52
1
Vision
52
1
Planning
53
1
Operational Effectiveness
53
4
Diversity
54
1
Evolution
54
2
Management
56
1
Partnerships, Alliances and Networks
57
1
Measurement and Benchmarking
58
4
Data, Information Systems and Information Technology
62
4
Total Quality Management (TQM)
66
1
Chaos
67
4
Managing Change
71
2
Management of the Supply Chain vs. Supply Chain Management (SCM)
73
4
The Role of Quick Response
77
9
Quick Response as a Strategy
77
4
Quick Response for Operations
81
3
The Quick Response Culture
84
2
Comments
86
1
PART II QUICK RESPONSE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION
87
82
Quick Response: Origins, Status and Outlook
89
25
Origins
89
6
The Quick Response Approach
95
4
Definitions
95
1
Quick Response Elements
96
3
Information Technology
99
3
Universal Product Code/European Article Number Compliance
100
1
Electronic Data Interchange Standards
101
1
Value Added Networks
101
1
The Current Position
102
7
Retail Industry Survey
104
1
Manufacturer Surveys
105
4
The Future of Quick Response
109
4
Short Term
109
2
Long Term
111
2
Comments
113
1
Quick Response Applications
114
40
The Consumer Markets
114
1
Automotive
115
2
Furniture and Accessories
117
9
Furniture
118
5
Sheets and Towels
123
3
Food and Groceries
126
4
Footwear
130
4
Shoe Retailing
130
3
Safety Boot and Shoe Manufacturing
133
1
Catalogs
134
1
Military
135
3
Seasonal Goods
138
3
Basic Apparel
141
9
Methodology
142
1
Store Model
142
2
Distribution Center Model
144
1
Results
145
5
Comments
150
2
Appendix I
152
1
Appendix II
153
1
Quick Response Implementation
154
15
General Considerations
154
1
Partnerships
155
2
Bar-codes
157
1
Electronic Data Interchange
158
1
Point of Sale Tracking
159
1
Flexible Manufacturing Systems
159
2
Seasonality
161
5
Basics
162
1
Seasonal Goods
163
2
Short Season Merchandise
165
1
Benchmarking
166
2
Comments
168
1
PART III SUPPLY PIPELINE MODELING
169
74
Simulation Studies
171
10
Simulation Models
171
3
A Simple Pipeline Model
174
6
Graphical Representation of Traditional Practice
174
2
Reduced Apparel Production Time
176
1
Reduced Apparel and Fabric Inventories
176
2
Short Season or Fashion Goods
178
2
Results
180
1
Comments
180
1
The Sourcing Simulator
181
31
Sourcing Simulator Outline
181
2
Description of the Seasonal Model
183
13
Buyer's Plan
187
1
Costs
188
1
Markdowns and Premiums
189
1
Sourcing Strategy
190
1
Consumer Demand
191
1
Forecast Assortment Errors
192
1
Efficiency of Re-estimation Algorithm
192
3
Model Outputs
195
1
The Basics Model
196
1
Sourcing Simulator Results for Seasonal Goods
196
13
Scope of Work
196
2
Weekly Inventory and Stockout Patterns
198
4
Impact of Errors in Stock Keeping Units Mix
202
1
Impact of Volume Error
203
1
Cost to the Retailer of Errors in Size Mix
204
1
Season Length and Quick Response Performance
205
2
Impact of Number of Stock Keeping Units on Number of Items
207
1
Impact of Quick Response Initial Inventory Level
208
1
Markdowns
209
1
Transition to Quick Response
209
2
Comments
211
1
Retail Sourcing and Performance
212
13
Scope of the Study
214
2
Methodology
216
1
Scenarios
217
1
Results
217
5
Measures of Performance
217
1
Promotional goods
218
1
Length of Season
218
1
Volume Error
219
2
Stock Keeping Unit Mix Sensitivity
221
1
Quick Response versus Off-shore---Equivalent Costs
222
1
Mixed Sourcing Strategy
222
2
Comments
224
1
The Manufacturing Model
225
18
Principal Vendor Features
225
2
Example Scenario
227
7
Pre-season
227
1
Transition
227
1
Selling Season
228
1
In-season Manufacturing Shop-order Release
228
1
In-season Raw Material Reorders
229
1
Results
230
4
Up-stream Modeling
234
5
Overall Approach
234
1
Preliminary Results
235
1
Primary or 1st Tier Manufacturing Model
236
3
Comments
239
1
Appendix I
240
3
PART IV RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
243
26
Research Directions
245
24
SLIP Interactions
245
6
Initial Inventory vs. Service Level
250
1
System Dynamics
251
1
Logistics
252
2
Performance Measures
254
1
Information Flows
255
1
Neural Networking for Management Information Systems
255
3
Short Season and Fashion Goods
258
3
Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) Scheduling
261
3
Percentage of Orders Shipped on Time
261
1
Standard Deviations of the Inventory Level
262
2
Color
264
1
The Quick Response Domain
264
1
Comments
265
2
Appendix I
267
2
List of Acronyms
269
4
Bibliography
273
6
Index
279