Affiliation:
1. Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, School of Management Science and Engineering, 217 Jianshan Street, 116025, Dalian, China
2. University of Aberdeen, Department of Computing Science, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, 999020, Scotland, UK
Abstract
Small and medium-sized textile enterprises generally experience financial difficulties, with a high default risk because of
the textile industry’s characteristics of low concentration, long industrial chains, and large seasonal fluctuations. Using
a two-echelon supply chain model of the textile industry comprising a core retailer and capital-constrained supplier, this
study investigates disclosed and undisclosed factoring while considering the default risk of both the supplier and retailer
under two guarantee mechanisms: no guarantee and a third-party partial credit guarantee. Utilizing a Stackelberg game
model, this study finds that both the default risk and financial institutions’ loan-to-value ratio for accounts receivable
significantly affect optimal financing decisions and financing efficiency. First, excessively pursuing higher loan-to-value
ratios lowers financing efficiency. In addition, a partial credit guarantee from a third party can effectively reduce the
financing interest rate but cannot improve financing efficiency if the supplier assumes the guarantee fee. Thus, while
introducing a guarantee mechanism to control financing risk, financial institutions should consider supply chain
participants, rather than the supplier, to assume the guarantee fees. Furthermore, both the supplier and retailer should
finance through disclosed factoring regardless of a guarantee. Our findings offer textile industry-specific financing
insights regarding the options of guarantee and factoring financing type based on the accounts receivable.
Publisher
The National Research and Development Institute for Textiles and Leather
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Environmental Science,General Business, Management and Accounting,Materials Science (miscellaneous)