CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
ELEFTHERIA DIMITRAKOU
LEARNING FROM THE FASHION INDUSTRY: A STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW
CRANFIELD CENTRE FOR LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MSc THESIS
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY CRANFIELD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT CRANFIELD CENTRE FOR LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT MSc THESIS
Academic Year 2006-2007
ELEFTHERIA DIMITRAKOU
Learning from the Fashion Industry: A Structured Literature Review
Supervisor:
Dr. Chris Morgan
August 2007
This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science © Cranfield University 2006. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright owner.
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4 1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION ......................................................................................... 5 1.7 METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH .................................................................... 5 1.8 STRUCTURE OF THE THESIS................................................................................. 6 CHAPTER 2 METHODOLOGY............................................................................... 8 2.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 8 2.2 DEFINITION OF STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW (SLR)................................. 8 2.2.1 Differences between Structured Literature review and Traditional Review. 9 2.2.2 Advantages of the Structured Literature Review ....................................... 10 2.3 STRUCTURED LITERATURE REVIEW PROCESS.................................................. 10 2.3.1 Mapping the study field (Stage 1) .............................................................. 11 2.3.2 Developing the search strategy (Stage 2) ................................................... 13 2.3.3 Assessment of the literature (Stage 3)........................................................ 20 2.3.4 Material Analysis (Stage 4)........................................................................ 22 2.3.5 Synthesis of the material (Stage 5)............................................................. 22 CHAPTER 3 DESCRIPTIVE
Chase, R. B., & Jacobs, F. R. (2011). Operations and Supply Chain Management, 13e. Boston: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
List and explain all aspects of supply chain management. pg 416; week5 lecture, pg 4;
The claim presented in the article is how ads often set unrealistic beauty standards, and how the author encourages them to “break free” from these standards by giving two examples on how ads should be compelled.
Bozarth, C., & Handfield, R. (n.d.). Introduction to operations and supply chain management (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
A Customized Textbook, Supply Chain Management SCHM2301, ISBN9781308037400 Copies are on reserve in the library
Russell, R. S., & Taylor III, B. W. (2014). Operations and Supply Chain Management, 8th edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
A research proposal submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in……………in the School of ……., …….. University
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This book reflects the shift in interest to supply chain. We have included a chapter on MRP, but have not included scheduling in the book. Further we have included chapters on “strategic sourcing” and “logistics” in the book. Detailed “internal”
7 2.2. Research philosophy ................................................................................... 7 2.3. Research approach ...................................................................................... 9 2.4. Choice of theory ........................................................................................ 10 2.5. Summary ................................................................................................... 11
In today’s world, competence is taking on new dimensions. The ability to compete is being determined by the degree of responsiveness to customers & key issues handling. How fast you deliver the goods/ products, what the price paid by customers & what value customer is getting throughout the service is considered in a schematic & ordered way. Markets are quick demanding & customization of each logistics activities is essential for each customer, & has become the essential factor in logistics management.
This research thesis results from my Masters studies carried out at the Logistics and supply chain Department of the University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom. It is my long term desire and great pleasure to offer my sincere thanks to all those who have contributed, in whatever way, to the completion of this work of mine.
Jacobs, F. R., & Chase, R. B. (2011). Operations and supply chain management (13th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Irwin.
This dissertation is submitted in part fulfillment of the requirements for the CILT Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.