Martin Christopher: 61 books

Most successful companies have operations management at their heart. It enables strategy and should be part of boardroom discussions. However, Cranfield research has shown that business strategy barely recognises the world of operations management. Recognising that operations management needs...

The UK’s bestselling book on logistics and supply chain management – over 100,000 copies sold.   Effective development and management of supply chain networks helps businesses cut costs and enhance customer value. This updated 5th edition is a clear guide to all the key topics in...

Arranged in 6 sections, this title gives marketing practitioners and students critical examples of best practice from a variety of companies. Alongside 'Relationship Marketing: bringing quality, customer service and marketing together' and 'Relationship Marketing for Competitive Advantage:...

Relationship Marketing: Creating Stakeholder Value extends the analysis of the change in the marketing rationale from a crude concern for increased market share to a strategy aimed at creating long-term profitable relationships with targeted customers. Offering a cutting edge vision of relationship...

Leading Procurement Strategy is a must-read for all senior procurement executives wishing to further enhance their skill set, master the latest developments in procurement strategy and really come into their own as procurement leaders. The expert author team explains how to effectively manage and...

This interface is being recognized by business organizations as a key priority for management, and both practitioners and academics alike have placed a greater emphasis on the need to view the supply chain as a whole as the vehicle by which competitive advantage is achieved. As well as drawing...

Climate change and an evolving non-renewable energy sector threaten the future viability and sustainability of communities across the country. While rural communities have a special place in the national fabric, they often lack the resources to tackle these important and evolving threats. Planning...

From 2007 to 2012, almost five percent of American adults—about ten million people—lost their homes because they could not make mortgage payments. The scale of this home mortgage crisis is unprecedented—and it's not over. Foreclosures still displace more American homeowners every year than at...

For human health, leishmaniasis is among the most important protozoan diseases, superseded only by malaria. Globally, 10 to 12 million people are infected with 1.5 million new cases every year. The development of cheaper new drugs is urgently needed for this neglected disease that is developing resistance...

The aim of this book is to provide an objective vendor independent assessment of the Market Data Definition Language (MDDL), the eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) standard for market data. Assuming little previous knowledge of the standard, or of systems networking, the book identifies the challenges...

Nicht nur die Finanzkrise, sondern auch die Beschlüsse rund um Basel III haben die Rahmenbedingungen mit Blick auf die Unternehmensfinanzierung fundamental verändert. Daher gilt es neue Wege der Unternehmensfinanzierung zu bestreiten,um die Vorgaben aus Basel III gar nicht erst zur Bedrohung werden...

Vor einem Jahrzehnt war Martin Gibala ein aufstrebender Forscher im Bereich Sportphysiologie und junger Familienvater. Die Folge: Er hatte kaum Zeit, etwas für seine Fitness zu tun. So entwickelte er eine Leidenschaft für hochintensives Intervalltraining (HIIT). Mit nur wenigen Minuten Training...

During the Second World War RAF Bomber Command produced a handful of remarkable pilots who won fame and high honors: Gibson, Cheshire, Martin, Tait, and Searby. The majority of aircrew, however, were young sergeants, many of whom did not survive to complete a first tour of thirty operations. Between...

Christopher Martin-Jenkins is one of cricket's most sought-after speakers and his story-telling ability lights up these cricketing memories.