Intro -- Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management -- Part I Introduction -- The Evolution of Quick Response Programs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Development of QR in the Apparel Industry -- 3 Implementation of QR -- 3.1 Use of Technology in QR -- 3.2 Aligning Operations to Support QR -- 3.3 Supply Chain Incentives Induced by QR -- 4 Examples of QR in the Apparel Industry -- 4.1 QR at Sport Obermeyer -- 4.2 QR at Zara -- 4.3 QR at Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) -- 4.4 QR at Benetton -- 4.5 QR at Adidas -- 4.6 QR at Hilton Hosiery -- 4.7 QR at Patrizia Pepe -- 4.8 QR at New Look -- 4.9 QR at World Company -- 5 Further Development of QR -- 5.1 QR Beyond the Apparel Industry -- 5.2 QR and Other Methods of Supply Chain Collaboration -- References -- Impact of Information Systems on Quick Response Programs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Recent IT Developments and Their Impacts on QR -- 2.1 Electronic Data Interchange and Point of Sales -- 2.2 Radio Frequency Identification -- 2.3 Enterprise Resource Planning -- 2.4 Customer Relationship Management -- 2.5 Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment -- 3 How Should Companies Respond to Advances in IT? -- 4 The Existing Problems and Direction for Potential Future Research -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Fast Fashion: Achieving Global Quick Response (GQR) in the Internationally Dispersed Clothing Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Globalization in the Clothing Industry -- 2.1 Globalization and Mobility in the Clothing Industry -- 2.2 Buyer-Driven Supply Networks in Clothing -- 3 Global Quick Response -- 4 Achieving GQR -- 4.1 From Sample to Volume -- 4.2 Three Key Processes -- 4.2.1 The New Garment Design and Development Process -- 4.2.2 The Initial Volume Order -- 4.2.3 The Repeat and Replenishment Order Process -- 5 Enablers for GQR.

5.1 Market Intelligence and Rapid New Product Introduction -- 5.2 Network Structure and Composition -- 5.3 Network Planning and Staged Postponement -- 5.4 Network Capability, Performance, and Health -- 6 Global Supply Chain Solutions: Examples from Practice -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II Modelling and Analysis of QR Programmes -- Procurement Flexibility under Price Uncertainty -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Model Development -- 3.1 Price Risk-sharing Agreement -- 3.2 Capacity Specification -- 4 A Single Adjustment Opportunity -- 4.1 The Optimal Policy -- 4.1.1 The Optimal Adjustment Strategy at Time 1 -- 4.1.2 The Optimal Capacity Allocation Strategy at Time 0 -- 4.2 Comparisons -- 4.2.1 Capacity Allocations -- 4.2.2 Service Performance and Adjustment Opportunities -- 5 Multiple Adjustments -- 5.1 Policy Structure -- 5.1.1 Dedicated Capacity Agreement -- 5.1.2 Overall Capacity Agreement -- 5.2 Discussions on Price Parameters -- 5.3 Overall Service Performance -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Value of Information in Quick Response Supply Chains: An Assortment Planning View -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Decision Support Framework to Value Potential QR Strategies -- 3 Estimation and Optimisation Tools for Measuring the Value of Information -- 3.1 Uncertainty and Information -- 3.1.1 Case analysis to illustrate the above discussed complex uncertainty patterns -- 3.2 Demand -- 3.2.1 Demand Driver Parameters -- 3.2.2 Demand Distributions -- 3.3 Optimisation Models to Evaluate the Value of Information in Terms of Expected Assortment Profit and its Risk -- 3.3.1 The Vaagen-Wallace Assortment-Risk Model -- 3.3.2 The Vaagen-Wallace-Kaut Substitution Model -- 3.4 Measuring the Value of Information -- 3.4.1 Numerical Results -- 4 Concluding Remark -- References -- Improving Revenue Management: A Real Option Approach.

1 Introduction -- 2 A General Problem Setting for Real Options with Time-varying Strike Prices -- 3 Profit Enhancement: An Example from the Airline Industry -- 3.1 Discounted Airfare with a European Option -- 3.2 Discounted Airfare with an American Option -- 3.3 Numerical Examples -- 4 Risk Management: An Example from the Energy Industry -- 4.1 Numerical Examples -- 5 Concluding Remarks and Further Implications -- References -- Supply Chain Scheduling under Quick Response -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Scheduling of Customer Orders for Quick Response -- 2.1 Scheduling of Customer Orders on Parallel Machines -- 2.2 Scheduling of Customer Orders on Dedicated Machines -- 3 Scheduling the Outsourcing for Quick Response -- 3.1 Scheduling on Single Outsourcing Machine -- 3.2 Scheduling on In-house and Outsourcing Machines -- 4 Supply Chain Scheduling for Quick Response -- 4.1 Batch and Delivery Scheduling in Supply Chain -- 4.2 Assembly Supply Chain System -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Dynamic Pricing of Seasonal Product without Replenishment: A Discrete Time Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Control Model -- 2.1 Timing and Assumptions -- 2.2 Control Problem -- 3 Optimal Pricing Solutions -- 3.1 Discrete Time Approach -- 3.2 Optimal Discrete Time Solutions -- 3.2.1 Linear Demand -- 3.2.2 Exponential (Log-Linear) Demand -- 3.2.3 MNL Demand -- 3.2.4 MCI Demand -- 3.3 Pricing Guideline -- 4 Numerical Study -- 4.1 Accuracy -- 4.2 Value of Dynamic Pricing -- 4.2.1 When Inventory is Given -- 4.2.2 When Inventory is a Decision Variable -- 5 Extensions -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Supplier Selection in Make-to-Order Manufacturing -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Model Description -- 3.1 Individual Supplier Performance -- 3.2 Multiple Suppliers Performance for a Particular Part -- 3.3 All Parts for a Custom Order -- 4 Frontier Portfolio Solutions.

4.1 Part Portfolio Frontier Search -- 4.2 Order Portfolio Frontier Search -- 5 Committed Delivery Time Reduction (``Crashing'') -- 6 Numerical Example -- 6.1 Part Portfolio Frontier Search for Given Delivery Time -- 6.2 Order Portfolio Frontier Search for Given Delivery Time -- 6.3 Delivery Time Reduction -- 7 Numerical Example Discussion -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Part III Enabling Technologies for QR Programmes -- Enhancing Responsiveness for Mass Customization Strategies through the Use of Rapid Manufacturing Technologies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Background -- 2.1 Responsiveness in Mass Customization -- 2.2 Rapid Manufacturing as an enabler for mass customization -- 3 Model -- 3.1 Customer Choice -- 3.2 The MP Configuration -- 3.2.1 Evaluation model -- 3.2.2 Optimization -- 3.3 The MC Configuration -- 3.3.1 Evaluation -- 3.3.2 Optimization -- 4 Numerical Examples -- 4.1 Base example -- 4.2 The effect of increased production rate -- 4.3 The effect of increased production rate and production cost -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Innovative Process in E-Commerce Fashion Supply Chains -- 1 Key Drivers Affecting Change -- 2 The Textiles and Apparel Supply Chain -- 2.1 E-Commerce in the Textiles Supply Chain -- 2.2 Adoption of E-Commerce Technologies -- 3 Adoption and Use of E-Commerce in the Fashion Supply Chain -- 3.1 Costs and Benefits -- 3.2 Challenges -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- The Next Generation Demand Network in Quick Response Systems: Intelligent Products, Packet Switching and Dynamic Information -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of Lead Times and Delivery Times in Demand Networks -- 3 RFID in Demand Networks -- 4 The Next Generation Demand Network and Quick Response Systems -- 4.1 Information Generation Three: IG3 -- 4.2 Global Track and Trace -- 4.3 Intelligent Products.

4.4 Multi-agent Systems (MAS) in Demand Networks -- 5 Circuit-Switching, Packet-Switching and QR Systems -- 5.1 Circuit-Switching vs. Packet-Switching -- 5.2 The Impact of Demand in QR Systems -- 5.3 Packet-Switching in the Demand Network -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- RFID's Applications in Quick Response Systems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 RFID Technology -- 3 RFID on Management -- 4 RFID Functionality -- 4.1 RFID Used to Reduce Inventory Shrinkage -- 4.2 RFID Used to Improve Inventory Record Accuracy -- 4.3 RFID Enhances Information Visibility -- 5 RFID Applications -- 5.1 RFID in Retailing-CPG -- 5.1.1 RFID Used in Smart Shelf -- 5.2 RFID in Retailing-Apparel -- 5.2.1 RFID Used with POS -- 5.2.2 RFID Used in Fitting Room -- 5.3 RFID in Food and Restaurant -- 5.4 RFID in Health Care -- 5.5 RFID in Logistic -- 5.6 Other RFID Applications -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for the Textiles and Clothing Industry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 ERP Systems in Textiles and Clothing -- 3.1 Specific Cases1 -- 3.2 Common Features and Modules -- 4 Enabling Technologies -- 5 Main Barriers -- 6 Critical Success Factors for Implementing ERP Systems -- 7 Conclusion and Future Developments -- References -- Simulation-based Optimization of Inventory Model with Products Substitution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Literature -- 3 The Model -- 3.1 Notations and Assumptions -- 3.2 The Profit Function -- 4 The Algorithm -- 5 Computational Study -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Part IV Applications and Case Studies -- Fast Fashion: Quantifying the Benefits -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 Supply Flexibility Solutions -- 4 The Model -- 4.1 Markdowns Avoided by Supply Flexibility -- 4.2 Stockouts avoided by Supply Flexibility -- 4.3 Combining Both Effects: Improved Markdowns and Stockouts.

5 Metric for Markdowns and Stockouts and Financial Performance.