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Supply Chain Finance: Techniques, Benefits, And Trends, Hamid Ghofrani

Major Papers

This major research paper surveys the various aspects of supply chain finance, a recent sphere of working capital management techniques, and its importance for managing small, medium, and large-sized businesses. Globalism and elimination of trade obstacles have encouraged managers to reassess their capital investment priorities. The transition of managements' focus from manufacturing, stocking, and distribution to establishing and preserving a network of multiple partners entails adopting more trust-based and inclusive financing techniques. Moreover, the technological and managerial breakthroughs have reduced the inefficiency in the supply chain's physical flow, justifying taking a similar approach to financial flow within a supply chain. …