This paper investigates the efficacy of zero-interest early payment financing (alternatively referred to as early payment) and positive-interest in-house factoring financing in a pull supply chain with a capital-constrained manufacturer selling a product through a capital-abundant retailer....

With the increasingly open global economy and advanced technologies, some third-party-logistics providers (3PLs) have emerged as supply chain orchestrators, linking buying firms' needs with dispersed manufacturers worldwide. In addition to their traditional transportation services, these...

This paper investigates the roles of bank and trade credits in a supply chain with a capital constrained retailer facing demand uncertainty. The retailer can borrow credit from a bank (bank credit), and/or from the supplier who allows delayed payment (trade credit). We evaluate the retailer's...

There exist capital constraints in many distribution channels. We examine a channel consisting of one manufacturer and one retailer, where the retailer is capital constrained. The retailer may fund its business by borrowing credit either from a competitive bank market or from the manufacturer,...

Integrated logistics and financial services have been practiced by third party logistics (3PL) firms for years; however, the literature has been silent on the value of 3PL firms as credit providers in budget-constrained supply chains. This paper investigates an extended supply chain model with a...

Blockchain technology has been increasingly adopted in supply chain finance. This study investigates how payment programs - digital voucher financing and transfer programs - are facilitated by blockchain and compares them with traditional bank financing. Using a game-theory approach, we inspect...