The markets in apparel retail are getting wider day by day and with the advent of e-commerce, the competition has become even fiercer. Garment retailers need to manage their operations efficiently by coordinating the backend supply chain and providing better products and enhancing customer satisfaction. Hence brick and mortar apparel stores need an effective way to survive in the changing times of e-tailing.
The pioneering concept of lean manufacturing that focuses on dealing with bottlenecks in the inventory is used in developing a tool that translates well into the apparel retail industry. Lean retailing fulfills what the customer wants, when the customer wants it, where the customer wants it, and in what quantity does the customer want it. This ideology was adopted by Wal-Mart, and subsequently used by large retailers like J.C. Penny, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, The Gap, and Zara. These apparel companies use technologies such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and barcodes to determine the appropriate movement of inventory and manage the merchandise inside the store as per customer requirements.
The pioneering concept of lean manufacturing that focuses on dealing with bottlenecks in the inventory is used in developing a tool that translates well into the apparel retail industry. Lean retailing fulfills what the customer wants, when the customer wants it, where the customer wants it, and in what quantity does the customer want it. This ideology was adopted by Wal-Mart, and subsequently used by large retailers like J.C. Penny, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, The Gap, and Zara. These apparel companies use technologies such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and barcodes to determine the appropriate movement of inventory and manage the merchandise inside the store as per customer requirements.