International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 46 Issue 4

Guest editorial: supply chain finance – some conceptual thoughts reloaded

Erik Hofmann, Mark Johnson

Supply chain finance and financial contagion from disruptions - evidence from the automobile industry

Greg Filbeck, Sanjay Kumar, Jiangxia Liu, Xin Zhao

This research explores the effect of supply chain disruptions on competitors. Using companies in the automobile industry, we study the contagion effect in supply chains based on…

Reverse factoring in the supply chain: objectives, antecedents and implementation barriers

John Liebl, Evi Hartmann, Edda Feisel

Reverse factoring (RF) can generate win-win situations for buyers, banks and suppliers. However, the SCM literature generally tends to ignore financial influences and accounting…

Supply chain finance: a literature review

Luca Mattia Gelsomino, Riccardo Mangiaracina, Alessandro Perego, Angela Tumino

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to classify the research to-date on Supply Chain Finance (SCF) according to the main themes and methods, and to propose directions for future…

Supply chain finance for small and medium sized enterprises: the case of reverse factoring

Spyridon Damianos Lekkakos, Alejandro Serrano

Faced with increasing pressure to meet short-term financing needs, companies are looking for ways to unlock potential funds from within the supply chain. Recently, reverse…