Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: to provide an overview of the literature defining “luxury”; to suggest that luxury goods be distinguished from other goods through the presence of critical success factors (CSF) and to identify different dimensions of luxury; and to...

The paper presents the results of a research project focused on supply chain (SC) strategy in the fashion/apparel industry ongoing at Politecnico di Milano, aiming at assessing the relevance of Supply Chain Management (SCM) approach in a context, i.e. fashion, where operations and manufacturing...

Purpose Globalization and advanced manufacturing capabilities changed industrial dynamics. To this end, not only were new retail concepts developed to broaden the distribution toward larger consumer bases, but alternative ways were also sought to reorganize supply networks for a balance between...