International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 41 Issue 4

The role of digital transformation to empower supply chain finance: current research status and future research directions (Guest editorial)

Lujie Chen, Antonella Moretto, Fu Jia, Federico Caniato, Yu Xiong

How does reverse factoring affect operating performance? An event study of Chinese manufacturing firms

Yongyi Shou, Jinan Shao, Weijiao Wang

As a popular supply chain finance (SCF) strategy, reverse factoring has been widely adopted by buyer firms. However, the extant literature provides scant empirical evidence on the…

An empirical analysis of suppliers' trade-off behaviour in adopting digital supply chain financing solutions

Aneesh Banerjee, Florian Lücker, Jörg M. Ries

Reverse factoring (RF)–a form of supply chain finance (SCF)–is widely recognised as a win-win for both buyers and suppliers. Still, there is evidence that suppliers are often…

Do network capabilities improve corporate financial performance? Evidence from financial supply chains

Liukai Wang, Ji Yan, Xiaohong Chen, Qifa Xu

The purpose of this study is to bridge the gap in the literature on supply chain finance (SCF) by exploring the relationship between network capabilities and corporate financial…

The impact of information integration on purchase order finance and new product launch: a case study

Min Zhang, Qiuping Huang, Xiande Zhao, Lijun Ma

In this study, we examine the implementation of purchase order finance (POF) which is an innovative supply chain finance (SCF) solution by an innovative SCF lender (i.e. supply…

The impacts of supply chain finance initiatives on firm risk: evidence from service providers listed in the US

Hugo K.S. Lam, Yuanzhu Zhan

This study empirically investigates how supply chain finance (SCF) initiatives together with different firm capabilities and resources (i.e. information technology (IT…

Big data analytics in digital platforms: how do financial service providers customise supply chain finance?

Hua Song, Mengyin Li, Kangkang Yu

This study examines the role of financial service providers (FSPs) in assessing the supply chain credit of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and how they help SMEs obtain…