Introduction -- Relevance of WCM and its weaknesses -- Characteristics of SCF -- Segmentation of SCF solutions -- Value proposition of SCF -- The market size for SCF solutions -- Concluding remarks -- Annex: OECD ↔ non-OECD exports per country in 2006 -- OECD ↔ non-OECD imports per country...

Supply Chain Finance is as a portfolio of financing and risk mitigation practices and techniques to optimize the management of the working capital and liquidity invested in supply chain processes and transactions. SCF techniques existing on the market can be divided into three categories:...

Supply chain finance (SCF) has attracted considerable attention being an innovative business model that allows firms, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to convert illiquid assets into cash without incurring additional liabilities. However, its effects on SME performance and...

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...