Financing the End-to-End Supply Chain: A Reference Guide to Supply Chain Finance

Cover
Contents
Foreword by Michael Henke
Foreword by Michiel Steeman
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
PART ONE The background
	01 The nucleus – Supply chains and financial performance
		Introduction
		Supply chain disruption
		The importance of supply chains
		Supply chain management and financial performance
		Porter’s value chain
		Supply chain management and financial statements
		Return on total assets minus current liabilities aka Return on capital employed
		Infinite Return on total assets – current liabilities
		Opportunity cost, cost of capital, gearing and weighted average cost of capital
		Shareholder value and supply chain management
		EBIT after asset charge
		The supply chain ratio
		Inter-organizational financial performance
		Summary
		References
		Study question
		Study solution
	02 The big issue – Working capital management
		Introduction
		The demand for liquidity and net working capital
		Net working capital
		Liquidity
		The cash-to-cash cycle
		Working capital management and firm performance
		Working capital management
		Who owns working capital management?
		The limitations of working capital ratios
		Financially sustainable supply chains
		Summary
		References
		Study questions
		Study solutions
	03 The flows – Towards an integrated view of supply chain processes
		Introduction
		The evolution of supply chain management
		Supply chain management levels
		Physical flow
		Information flow
		Financial flow
		Orchestrating the three flows
		Linkages and dependences
		The importance of managing cash flow
		Functional integration
		Summary
		References
		Study question
		Study solution
PART TWO The current practice
	04 The concept – A case for supply chain finance
		Introduction
		Key definitions and general options
		Operating modes of the basic approaches
		Scientific background
		Transition stages
		Network financing philosophy
		Economics
		Win–win situations
		Summary
		References
		Study questions
	05 The ecosystem – Who is involved in supply chain finance?
		Introduction
		Users of SCF
		Logistics service providers
		Financial service providers
		SCF platform providers
		Consultants
		Advisers
		Industry and professional associations
		Governments and other public bodies
		Academia
		Summary
		References
		Study question
	06 The value proposition – Solutions for supply chain finance
		Introduction
		Accounts payable solutions
		Accounts receivable solutions
		Inventory financing
		Other solutions
		Business case
		Selection and decision trees
		Supply chain programmes with an SCF impact
		Summary
		References
	07 The implementation – Bringing supply chain finance programmes to life
		Introduction
		Typical pitfalls
		Implementation guidelines
		Risk reduction approaches
		Summary
		References
		Study question
PART THREE The future
	08 The global setting – Supply chain finance in the context of cultural and geographical dispersion
		Introduction
		Chinese financing and supply chain finance
		Islamic financing and supply chain finance
		Western SME financing and supply chain finance
		Summary
		References
		Study question
	09 The look beyond – Factors impacting the future of supply chain finance
		Introduction
		The dark side – tax issues: why direct and indirect taxes should be considered in SCF
		The bright side – corporate social responsibility: is there financial fair play in SCM?
		The smart side – Artificial intelligence: How can new technologies be harnessed to enhance decision making in SCF?
		The tech side – Blockchain technology: Can fintech companies bring SCF to the next level?
		The prevision – Possible trends: what to consider in prospective SCF programmes
		Recommendations on future prospects for SCF
		References
		Study question
Index