Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2015

Retail Supply Chain Management

Quantitative Models and Empirical Studies

  • Revised 2nd Edition includes new chapters covering new and current developments since the original published, all written by leading research scholars in the field
  • Covers retail supply chain practices, inventory planning, and price optimization
  • Each chapter contains model-based quantitative methodologies and empirical studies

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 223)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Overview of Chapters

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 1-10
  3. Supply Chain Planning Processes for Two Major Retailers

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 11-23
  4. The Role of Execution in Managing Product Availability

    • Nicole DeHoratius, Zeynep Ton
    Pages 53-77
  5. Category Captainship Practices in the Retail Industry

    • Mümin KurtuluÅŸ, L. Beril Toktay
    Pages 147-174
  6. Assortment Planning: Review of Literature and Industry Practice

    • A. Gürhan Kök, Marshall L. Fisher, Ramnath Vaidyanathan
    Pages 175-236
  7. Fast Fashion: Business Model Overview and Research Opportunities

    • Felipe Caro, Victor Martínez-de-Albéniz
    Pages 237-264
  8. Managing Variety on the Retail Shelf: Using Household Scanner Panel Data to Rationalize Assortments

    • Ravi Anupindi, Sachin Gupta, M. A. Venkataramanan
    Pages 265-291
  9. Multi-location Inventory Models for Retail Supply Chain Management

    • Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 319-347
  10. Clearance Pricing in Retail Chains

    • Stephen A. Smith
    Pages 387-408
  11. Markdown Competition

    • Seungjin Whang
    Pages 409-424
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 425-445

About this book

This new edition focuses on three crucial areas of retail supply chain management: (1) empirical studies of retail supply chain practices, (2) assortment and inventory planning and (3) integrating price optimization into retail supply chain decisions. The book has been fully updated, expanding on the distinguishing features of the original, while offering three new chapters on recent topics which reflect areas of great interest and relevance to the academic and professional communities alike - inventory management in the presence of data inaccuracies, retail workforce management, and fast fashion retail strategies. The innovations, lessons for practice, and new technological solutions for managing retail supply chains are important not just in retailing, but offer crucial insights and strategies for the ultimate effective management of supply chains in other industries as well.

The retail industry has emerged as a fascinating choice for researchers in the field of supply chain management.  It presents a vast array of stimulating challenges that have long provided the context of much of the research in the area of operations research and inventory management.  However, in recent years, advances in computing capabilities and information technologies, hyper-competition in the retail industry, emergence of multiple retail formats and distribution channels, an ever increasing trend towards a globally dispersed retail network, and a better understanding of the importance of collaboration in the extended supply chain have led to a surge in academic research on topics in retail supply chain management.  Many supply chain innovations (e.g., vendor managed inventory) were first conceived and successfully validated in this industry, and have since been adopted in others.  Conversely, many retailers have been quick to adopt cutting edge practices that first originated in other industries. Retail Supply Chain Management: Quantitative Models and EmpiricalStudies, 2nd Ed. is an attempt to summarize the state of the art in this research, as well as offer a perspective on what new applications may lie ahead.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Operations and Management and Information Systems, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, USA

    Narendra Agrawal, Stephen A. Smith

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access