Supply Chain Management in the Luxury Industry

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Abstract

This chapter will introduce the concept of supply chain and supply chain management, discuss the typical supply chain configuration of luxury companies and describe the planning and execution processes in supply chain management.

Keywords

Supply Chain Planning Horizon Supply Chain Management Material Requirement Planning Diffusion Line 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Management, Economics and Industrial engineering Politecnico di MilanoMilanItaly

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