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The rising role of Supply Chain Finance

Posted on June 24, 2016 by aviyer2010

An article in the Harvard Business Review by Rogers et al (“The Rise of FinTech in Supply Chains, June 22, 2016) describes the increased role of payments processing across a supply chain. They describe the flexibility for suppliers to access … Continue reading →

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Will the SupplierPay program boost small business sales ?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (July 11, 2014) titled “Apple, Coca-Cola Among Firms Signed on to White House Plan for Small Suppliers”, describes a voluntary plan announced at the White House under which small suppliers would be paid … Continue reading →

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Boeing, Delta disagree regarding global supply chain impact

Posted on March 18, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (March 16,2012) describes an attempt by Delta to cut the extent of loans provided by the US government financed Export-Import bank to Boeing’s potential customers. While these loans help Boeing grow its exports, … Continue reading →

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Global Trade Financing Squeeze and Supply Chain Impact

Posted on October 29, 2011 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Jounral (Oct 29, 2011) describes the increase in the margins fior trade finance by a factor of thirty since 2008.  Trade finance provides letters of credit, export loans etc that finance global trade given … Continue reading →

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