Optimization of Fast Fashion Retail Supply Chain Processes: Overall Literature Review and Future Research Challenges

Abstract:

Fast fashion trends are changing in nonstop. Brands are consequently faced to big challenges. Processes must be fluent, while costs must be optimized within all the constraints. This article is a literature review, about the fast fashion process engineering challenges, from production to retail. We explore a review analysis of the main problematic nodes, of the whole chain, that retailers focus on to improve their productivity and profit. We examine the literature review of solutions proposed to these problems. Finally we propose the untapped fields, and the potential research scopes to work on in future.

• Periodical: International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa (Volume 45)
• Pages: 205-220
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/JERA.45.205
• Online since: November 2019
• Authors: Naila Fares*, Maria Lebbar
• Keywords: Apparel Industry, Fast Fashion, Modeling, Optimization, Process Engineering, Retail, Textile Industry

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