Abstract
This chapter briefly introduces supply chain finance (SCF) and its four building blocks: supply chain management, finance, IT & ERP, and SCF instruments. After introducing the four building blocks, each block will be discussed in detail. Finally, state-of-the-art issues in supply chain management and finance will be discussed to bridge the gap to the real (international) business world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. To provide an answer to issues such as liquidity in the supply chain (deep tier financing), dealing with all sorts of risks in the supply chain (resilient supply chains), and being sustainable/circular in the supply chain and its finance.
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