This textbook presents a coherent and robust structure for integrated risk management in the context of operations and finance. It explains how the operations-finance interface jointly optimizes material and financial flows under intricate risk exposures. The book covers financial flexibility,...

PART I: Basics of Supply Chain Finance -- Chapter: 1 Introduction to Supply Chain Finance -- Chapter: 2 Supply Chain Finance Characteristics -- Chapter: 3 Financial Analysis -- Chapter: 4 Working Capital Management -- PART II: Supply Chain Finance Mechanisms -- Chapter: 5 Trade Finance: Early...

Background: Supply chain finance (SCF) is a series of financial solutions provided by financial institutions to suppliers and customers facing demands on their working capital. As a systematic arrangement, SCF utilizes the authenticity of the trade between (SMEs) and their “counterparties”,...