Digital Supply Chain Ecosystems for Creative Industries
Section outline
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Week 1 introduces the concept of Supply Chain Management in the fashion industry, and show recent trends affecting fashion supply chains including the use of Artificial Intelligence to improve the supply chain performances.
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In week 2, we will focus the attention on the important topic of how to manage a sustainable supply chain. To pursue this goal, the week will investigate two main topics, for instance how the seasonal collection development is connected with supply chain decisions and how fashion companies should design their products and their supply chains to assure a sustainable future.
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In week 3, we will focus the attention on the management of suppliers for the success of fashion and luxury firms. We will discuss the role of procurement, analyse the procurement process in details, and introduce useful frameworks to support Make-or-Buy decisions and spending analysis.
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Week 4 will focus on logistics and distribution, with particular attention placed on how to manage the warehouse of finished goods, and how to use technologies such as RFID to guarantee tracking and tracing along the chain and fight against illegitimate trade.
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