Retailing Logistics & Fresh Food Packaging: Managing Change in the Supply Chain

  • 3h 49m
  • David Smith, Gunilla Jönson, Kerstin Gustafsson, Leigh Sparks
  • Kogan Page
  • 2006

The supply of fresh food is being transformed: retailers are gaining increasing power and control from manufacturers and the location and nature of production is evolving. This new title, based on groundbreaking research, will enable logistics professionals to recognize the opportunities available in this changing market and successfully manage change in the supply chain.

The international practitioner/academic author team analyze state of the art packaging logistics for fresh food retailing and draw on primary research in the UK, Europe and the USA. It demonstrates the benefits to be gained from adopting new techniques and provides lessons on how to achieve successful implementation. It will help organizations and academics understand the changes and opportunities in modern fresh food supply chains and how to overcome challenges.

In this Book

  • Packaging Logistics and Fresh Food Retailing: An Introduction
  • Retail Leadership in Fresh Food Channels
  • Fresh Food Retail Logistics
  • Packaging and Fresh Food
  • Packaging Logistics Decision Matrix: Change Management
  • Major Case Studies
  • Application Case Studies
  • Change Drivers in Packaging Logistics
  • Conclusions