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Martin Christopher
Researcher at Cranfield University
Publications - 149
Citations - 23263
Martin Christopher is an academic researcher from Cranfield University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Supply chain management. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 149 publications receiving 21597 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin Christopher include University of Bradford.
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Logistics and supply chain management
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the role of logistics in achieving service and financial goals and provide a clear examination of the impact of logistics on competitive advantage, concluding that training and motivating employees can significantly increase customer satisfaction.
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Building the Resilient Supply Chain
Martin Christopher,Helen Peck +1 more
TL;DR: In today's uncertain and turbulent markets, supply chain vulnerability has become an issue of significance for many companies as discussed by the authors, and the challenge to business today is to manage and mitigate that risk through creating more resilient supply chains.
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The Agile Supply Chain : Competing in Volatile Markets
TL;DR: In this article, a distinction is drawn between the philosophies of "leanness" and "agility" and the appropriate application of these ideas is discussed, and the key to survival in these changed conditions is through ''agility'' in particular by the creation of responsive supply chains.
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Supply chain risk management: outlining an agenda for future research
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the existing literature on supply chain vulnerability and risk management is reviewed and compared with findings from exploratory interviews undertaken to discover practitioners' perceptions of supply chain risk and current risk managem...
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Mitigating supply chain risk through improved confidence
Martin Christopher,Hau L. Lee +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors suggest that one key element in any strategy designed to mitigate supply chain risk is improved "end-to-end" visibility, and that supply chain "confidence" will increase in proportion to the quality of supply chain information.