The Study On Decoupling Point Positioning In Apparel Supply Chain

As the competition brought by the economical globalization becoming more and more fierce, supply chain faces continuously updating challenges, the conflicts between the cost controlling and meeting individual requirements become more and more furious. In order to slove this problem, rational supply chain operation model must be adopted, namely, CODP must be scientifically positioned in supply chain by the MC and Postponement strategy theory.There are some problems, e.g. low efficiency, in the Apparel Supply Chain, which is one of the most important and leading industries in China. Hence, the study of CODP positioning and finding out the corresponding rational operation mode, according to the special characters of the supply chain and its products in the Apparel Industry, is badly in need, so as to get the reduction of the supply chain cost, meanwhile satisfy the individual requirements of customers, and improve the overall competitiveness of the Apparel Industry.The main content in the paper are as follows:(1)Situation of study at home and abroad and theory on CODP positioning and Apparel Supply Chain were arranged and summarized.(2)The connotation of CODP and the importance of its positioning were illustrated. The relationship among CODP positioning, Response Strategy, Postponement Strategy and MC were analysed. On account of the relationship, the characters of CODP positioning in different industries were discussed.(3)Taking the characters of Apparel Suuply Chain and the clothing products into account, the influencing factors, positioning strategy of CODP and value variation of supply chain by different CODP positons were studied. A3D qualitative decision-making model was formulated from the perspectives of product value density, updating speed and the custermization level.(4)Based upon the perspective of the total cost in the supply chain, a quantitative CODP positioning model was formulated, and the corresponding numerical solution was developed, to check the availability and operability of the model.Finally, the text was summed up and futher research and expectation were planned.