The Evolution of Quick Response Programs

Matthew J. Drake () and Kathryn A. Marley
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Matthew J. Drake: Duquesne University

A chapter in Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2010, pp 3-22 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In companies’ constant quest to find ways to maintain or improve customer service levels while simultaneously reducing their investment in inventory, apparel companies in the mid-1980s focused on the problem of long lead times between product design and availability in retail stores. They developed the strategy of quick response (QR) to shorten this lead time and to create a supply chain that was more responsive to customers’ demand for fashion items. In this chapter we define QR programs, discuss the origins of these programs in the apparel industry, and compare QR with subsequently developed methods of inventory control widely used across industries.

Keywords: History of Quick Response; lead time reduction; apparel industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-04313-0_1

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