Decision criteria for outsourcing a fast fashion company's logistics operation / Gwynne Richards and Joe Fogg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richards, Gwynne, author.

Fogg, Joe, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore assembly industry--Case studies.

Offshore assembly industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2022.

Summary:

Fashion Co is a major, global, fast fashion retailer headquartered in Switzerland. Its United Kingdom operation currently outsources logistics to TotallyLog, a mid-size logistics services provider (LSP) whose contract is due for renewal within the year. The company currently handles both storage and domestic distribution. Fashion Co's new supply chain team, with the company for just over six months, is considering a change, including the possibility of taking the logistics operation in-house. They are outgrowing the TotallyLog facility, a supplier they feel is too expensive, not proactive enough, and lacking necessary information technology. This case study invites students to examine the thought processes of both Fashion Co teams and LSPs as they seek to determine the most important factors to take into account when choosing a logistics services provider. Student groups will role-play from the perspectives of different stakeholders to gain an understanding of all the factors involved in this decision.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SAGE Publications, Inc, viewed May 1, 2023).

ISBN:

1-5296-1939-4

9781529619393

OCLC:

1362531248