Dynamic capabilities for fashion-luxury supply chain innovation
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management
ISSN: 0959-0552
Article publication date: 15 November 2013
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims at developing a conceptual framework to identify the main features of supply chain innovation and to analyse the role of dynamic capabilities in implementing such innovations in the context of the fashion-luxury industry.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper follows an exploratory approach based on one in-depth case study. The theoretical framework, developed through the literature review, is applied to a Italian fashion-luxury company, thus exploring its applicability in a real context and obtaining evidence in the area of supply chain innovation.
Findings
The paper offers insights on supply chain innovation, by investigating an area under-explored in the existing literature. The paper provides a conceptual framework oriented to analyse the main features of supply chain innovation for fashion-luxury companies, by investigating the main determinants of innovation.
Research limitations/implications
The proposed model provides initial insights into the topic of supply chain innovation in fashion-luxury companies. To date, the analysis is predominantly qualitative and therefore replication is needed to generalise the results.
Practical implications
The paper identifies three different perspectives of supply chain innovation and the relationships between supply chain innovation and other types of innovations, which are hopefully useful for managers that are willing to introduce innovation inside fashion-luxury companies.
Originality/value
The paper addresses a new topic, underexplored in the supply chain management literature, by considering a peculiar area of investigation, the fashion-luxury. Moreover, the paper investigates the topic of supply chain innovation through the support of empirical data.
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Citation
Caniato, F., Moretto, A. and Caridi, M. (2013), "Dynamic capabilities for fashion-luxury supply chain innovation", International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management, Vol. 41 No. 11/12, pp. 940-960. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJRDM-01-2013-0009
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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