The Success of 7-Eleven Japan

The Success of 7-Eleven Japan
Author: Akira Ishikawa
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 152
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789812380302

When analyzing 7-Eleven Japan's advanced and innovative management style, the authors of this book explore and highlight the existence of the "integrated information system", a symbol of the competitiveness of 7-Eleven Japan. This is because of the key role it plays not only in forming 7-Eleven Japan's corporate strategy but also in developing its functional strategies for logistic support, merchandising and store operations.

Success Of 7-eleven Japan, The: Discovering The Secrets Of The World's Best-run Convenience Chain Stores

Success Of 7-eleven Japan, The: Discovering The Secrets Of The World's Best-run Convenience Chain Stores
Author: Akira Ishikawa
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2002-10-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814488461

When analyzing 7-Eleven Japan's advanced and innovative management style, the authors of this book highlight the existence of the “integrated information system”. This is because of the key role it plays not only in forming this firm's corporate strategy but also in developing its functional strategies for logistic support, merchandising and store operations. The authors explore the integrated information system, a symbol of the competitiveness of 7-Eleven Japan.

Seven-Eleven Japan Co

Seven-Eleven Japan Co
Author: Sunil Chopra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2
Release: 2017
Genre: Convenience stores
ISBN:

Discusses the structure of the Seven-Eleven Japan supply chain in terms of its facilities network, inventory management, distribution, and information. To discuss how Seven-Eleven has made consistent supply chain choices to support its business strategy of providing convenience to customers. Points to how Seven-Eleven has used information and aggregation in transportation to improve supply chain responsiveness at a relatively low cost.

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management
Author: Dr. Nitin Junnarkar
Publisher: Archers & Elevators Publishing House
Total Pages: 639
Release:
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9394958819

Continuous Improvement Strategies

Continuous Improvement Strategies
Author: D. Marutschke
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2011-12-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230355668

This book discusses continuous improvement strategies of Japanese convenience store operators. The study highlights the efforts of companies operating under lean management systems to identify new, dynamic, firm-specific capabilities in highly competitive markets.

The Internationalisation of Retailing

The Internationalisation of Retailing
Author: G. Akehurst
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136304762

The large retail enterprise which does not think on an international basis faces marginalization by competitors building international operations. Here, management researchers in the areas of international retailing offer an insight into the mechanisms of the internationalization of retailing.

Progressive Trends in Knowledge and System-Based Science for Service Innovation

Progressive Trends in Knowledge and System-Based Science for Service Innovation
Author: Kosaka, Michitaka
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 511
Release: 2013-10-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466646640

Scientific investigation in the service industry has produced a major effect on productivity and quality in order to lead to new services. With ever-evolving internet technologies and information environments, system science and knowledge science seem to be an effective tool for service innovation in the 21st century. Progressive Trends in Knowledge and System-Based Science for Service Innovation illustrates new approaches to service innovation and new methodologies from the knowledge science and system science perspectives. Practitioners and researchers interested in knowing more about practical theories and successful examples in service science will find this book to be a vital asset to their studies.

Case Studies in Japanese Management

Case Studies in Japanese Management
Author: Parissa Haghirian
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814340871

Provides an opportunity for corporate strategy analysis within a Japanese context. This textbook regroups case studies to decorticate key concepts in Japanese management. It also includes over 11 cases that depict issues in entering the Japanese market, strategic issues when managing in Japan, marketing management, and crisis management.

Management of Service Businesses in Japan

Management of Service Businesses in Japan
Author: Yasuhiro Monden
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9814374679

With the service industry taking up the largest portion of its GDP, Japan has much to share in the area of managing service industry. This book explores and elucidates the unique management styles in non-manufacturing industries or service industries in contemporary Japan, both practically and theoretically through case studies. These specially selected cases are the management of the world No.1 convenience store chain of Seven-Eleven, the sales finance business and auto sales business of Toyota, application of TPS (Toyota Production System) to life insurance company, performance evaluation of local government, BSC (balance scorecard) in local government hospitals, cost and pricing policy of telecommunication company, Japanese-style OC hospitalityOCO in the retail industry, service level agreement (SLA) in IT and shared service companies, and ICT (Information & Communication Technology) applied to BPN (Business Process Network) of service industry.The analyses presented in this book were carefully laid out in regard to the business in general. It will be useful for business practitioners in service industry and beneficial to the scholars, students or general readers interested in this area.

Retail Isn't Dead

Retail Isn't Dead
Author: Matthias Spanke
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2020-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030366502

This book provides an accessible and multifaceted vision of the ongoing changes in the retail industry, presenting practical steps a retailer can take in their store to adapt to the digitized world. The benefits of online commerce can be transferred to physical retail, and brick-and-mortar businesses can expand on their existing advantages. Using these strategies, physical stores can not only compete with online retail, they can offer even more to their customers. Store closures are taking place at a staggering rate, and this book offers guidance on how to overcome the so-called retail apocalypse. The book offers 15 innovative strategies on how to: Transfer the benefits of online shopping to physical stores Develop new, interactive brand experiences Apply latest in-store technologies Present customers a more sustainable, greener store experience Also included are practical tips for each strategy and 50 best-practice examples from around the world. With this book, readers will learn to navigate the changing retail landscape.