SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE-A GROWING NEED. Kerle, P. Corporate Finance Review, 14(2):34--37, October, 2009.
SUPPLY CHAIN FINANCE-A GROWING NEED [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Companies are now turning to financing techniques to improve their supply chain efficiency without damaging essential suppliers in the chain. Banks are becoming increasingly active in the SCF portfolio, as this technique lifts the lid on lending without taking on unacceptable risk. Invoice debt is seen to be a high-quality security at the heart of many SCF programs. It also seems likely that as these two key European economies recover from recession, SCF programs will become the norm. According to a recent survey, 61% of British firms and 50% of German firms believe that "market conditions have brought procurement and finance strategies into closer alignment" in their organizations. Sixty-three percent of British firms and 48% of German companies are looking to extend payment terms with their suppliers. However, this may not be possible without the support of alternative financing. Corporations and banks have become very interested in utilizing SCF techniques to ease these tensions in the supply chain, allowing large corporations to conserve cash and maintain or even shorten payment periods for their key suppliers, all secured against the corporation's outstanding invoices.
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	title = {{SUPPLY} {CHAIN} {FINANCE}-{A} {GROWING} {NEED}},
	volume = {14},
	issn = {1089327X},
	shorttitle = {{SUPPLY} {CHAIN} {FINANCE}-{A} {GROWING} {NEED}},
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	abstract = {Companies are now turning to financing techniques to improve their supply chain efficiency without damaging essential suppliers in the chain. Banks are becoming increasingly active in the SCF portfolio, as this technique lifts the lid on lending without taking on unacceptable risk. Invoice debt is seen to be a high-quality security at the heart of many SCF programs. It also seems likely that as these two key European economies recover from recession, SCF programs will become the norm. According to a recent survey, 61\% of British firms and 50\% of German firms believe that "market conditions have brought procurement and finance strategies into closer alignment" in their organizations. Sixty-three percent of British firms and 48\% of German companies are looking to extend payment terms with their suppliers. However, this may not be possible without the support of alternative financing. Corporations and banks have become very interested in utilizing SCF techniques to ease these tensions in the supply chain, allowing large corporations to conserve cash and maintain or even shorten payment periods for their key suppliers, all secured against the corporation's outstanding invoices.},
	language = {English},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Corporate Finance Review},
	author = {Kerle, Phillip},
	month = oct,
	year = {2009},
	keywords = {Business And Economics--Banking And Finance, Financing, Germany, Polls \& surveys, Statistical data, Supply chains, United Kingdom--UK},
	pages = {34--37}
}

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