Cai Supply Chain Finance

Mechanisms, Risk Analytics, and Technology
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-56125-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 518 Seiten

Reihe: Business and Management

As global supply chains become more complex, the need for expertise in their financial aspects grows. This book aims to equip students and professionals with the knowledge to navigate these complexities, ensuring efficient and resilient financial supply chain operations. It provides an in-depth exploration into the intricate and constantly evolving realm of supply chain finance. By merging key concepts, major mechanisms, hands-on risk analytics, and the latest technology trends, this book offers a seamless and comprehensive examination of the topic, grounded in the author's twenty years of academic research and hands-on experience.

Students in supply chain management will gain a thorough understanding of the financial elements that are integral to modern supply chains, including the importance of liquidity, the role of financial institutions, and the optimization of cash flows within the supply chain ecosystem. Definitions will be used throughout the text to elucidate financial terminology that may be unfamiliar to management students. The instructor’s manual will include PowerPoint slides, exercises, and quizzes to assess student comprehension and progress. This textbook will serve as the primary resource for understanding the financial dimensions of supply chains.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cai, Gangshu

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 Forms of SCF.- Chapter: 6 Seller-Led Supply Chain Finance.- Chapter: 7 Buyer-Led Supply Chain Finance.- Chapter: 8 Inventory and 3PL-Led Financing.- Chapter: 9 Other SCF Techniques.- PART III: SCF Risk Analytics.- Chapter: 10 SCF Risk Taxonomy and Assessment.- Chapter: 11 SCF Risk-Adjusted Evaluation.- Chapter: 12 SCF Risk Mitigation and Management.- PART IV: Supply Chain Finance Technology.- Chapter: 13 SCF Digitalization and Technology.- Chapter: 14 Blockchain Technology.- Chapter: 15 Blockchains for Supply Chain Finance.

Über Autor(innen)

Gangshu (George) Cai is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Information Systems and Analytics in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, USA. He is the Founder and Director of the Institute of Supply Chain and Operations Management (ISCOM), an international academia association aiming to provide a cooperation platform for academia and industry. Professor Cai is an Associate Editor of and a Senior Editor of . His Cai's research interests include supply chain finance, competitive channel and supply chain management, interface between operations management and marketing, and business analytics.