"With supply chain financing, companies are able to de-risk the balance sheet and improve free cash flows, thereby enhancing return on capital. This reference guide paves the way to generate great potential in global trade and supply chain financing." Parvaiz HH Dalal, Head of Supplier Financing EMEA, Global Head of Strategy and Solution Working Capital Finance, Citigroup, UK
Section - 00: Introduction;
Section - PART ONE: The background;
Section - 01: The nucleus - Supply chains and financial performance;
Section - 02: The big issue - Working capital management;
Section - 03: The flows - Towards an integrated view of supply chain processes;
Section - PART TWO: The current practice;
Section - 04: The concept - A case for supply chain finance;
Section - 05: The ecosystem - Who is involved in supply chain finance?;
Section - 06: The value proposition - Solutions for supply chain finance;
Section - 07: The implementation - Bringing supply chain finance programmes to life;
Section - PART THREE: The future;
Section - 08: The global setting - Supply chain finance in the context of cultural and geographical dispersion;
Section - 09: The look beyond - Factors impacting the future of supply chain finance;
Section - 10: Index
Simon Templar is a qualified accountant with 20 years' industry experience as well as a Lecturer at the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield School of Management.
Erik Hofmann is Head of Supply Chain Finance-Lab at the University of St.Gallen in Switzerland. He is also Director of the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISCM-HSG) and Boardmember of the Supply Chain Finance Community (SCFC).
Charles Findlay is an experienced business strategy, supply chain and procurement consultant, an angel investor and a Director of State of Flux.