Supply Chain Management and Logistics in the Global Fashion Sector - The Sustainability Challenge

This book covers responsible business practices and sustainability in the fashion textile supply chain, from the raw fibre stage, through production, to the point of customer consumption.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Sustainable supply chain management: Challenges from a fashion perspective
Chapter 2: Examining globalization, climate change and the fashion industry
Chapter 3: Sustainable approaches in fashion logistics: A step forward to sustainability
Chapter 4: Role of logistics service providers in sustainable fashion supply chain
Chapter 5: Sustainable fashion material procurement
Chapter 6: Sustainable approaches in warehousing and inventory management in fashion industry
Chapter 7: Transportation and logistics for a sustainable fashion sector
Chapter 8: Standards, organizations and lean concept in managing sustainable fashion supply chain
Chapter 9: Reverse logistics in sustainable fashion supply chain
Chapter 10: Risks involved in sustainable fashion supply chain
Chapter 11: Case studies on sustainability for various fashion brands
Chapter 12: Fashion retail sustainability, practices for integrating sustainability in the apparel retail supply chain

About the author

Rajkishore Nayak is senior lecturer at the School of Communication and Design, RMIT University, Vietnam. He completed his PhD from the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Australia. He has around 18 years of experience in teaching and research related to fashion and textiles and has published about 120 peer-reviewed journal papers in national and international journals. He has also published three books and edited five books, which are used in many universities.

Summary

This book covers responsible business practices and sustainability in the fashion textile supply chain, from the raw fibre stage, through production, to the point of customer consumption.

Product details

• Authors: Rajkishore (Rmit University Nayak
• Assisted by: Rajkishore Nayak (Editor), Nayak Rajkishore (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367608477
• ISBN: 978-0-367-60847-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Textile Institute Series: Responsibility and Sustainability
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Sales & Selling / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Sales & marketing, Sales and marketing, Environmental science, engineering and technology