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Slowness logistics
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Abstract Works conducted in logistics management mostly emphasize the importance of a `time compression' strategy to develop a sustainable competitive advantage. At the level of the design, manufacturing or distribution of products to consumers, high-speed orienta... view more
Works conducted in logistics management mostly emphasize the importance of a `time compression' strategy to develop a sustainable competitive advantage. At the level of the design, manufacturing or distribution of products to consumers, high-speed orientation is now considered to be a universal source of performance. Drawing from current developments in the French food retailing industry, the paper points to a possible alternative path based on `slowness' logistics. This new time orientation is set in a context of the `theatricalization of low prices' adopted by an increasing number of large retailers.... view less
Keywords
management
Classification
Logistics
Economic Sectors
Free Keywords
logistics; price policy; slowness; time-based strategy;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 311-332
Journal
Time & Society, 16 (2007) 2-3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X07080271
ISSN
1461-7463
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)