Supply Chain Finance Solutions

Dr. Erik Hofmann: Erik Hofmann ("Dr. rer. pol." from University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany) is vice president of the Chair for Logistics Management (LOG-HSG) as well as a senior lecturer at the University of St.Gallen and guest professor at Dresden University of Technology. His primary research focuses on the intersections of logistics and supply chain management on the one side and finance- and performance-issues on the other side. This research stream encompasses performance measurement in supply chains, supply chain finance, mergers & acquisitions in logistics, and working capital management in supply chains. He has published in several logistics and SCM journals and is co-editor of the Handbook 'Kontraktlogistik'. Erik Hofmann can be contacted via: erik.hofmann@unisg.ch. Oliver Belin: Oliver Belin holds a master degree from the University of St.Gallen and has several years experience in supply chain finance (SCF). He worked for leading institutions in trade finance where he was responsible for the set up of sophisticated portfolio management tools and the risk management of several SCF programs. Recently he setup his own company specialized in SCF solutions targeting large, cross-border trade flows for leading, multinational organizations. Oliver Belin can be contacted via: o.belin@swisscocap.com.

Introduction.- Relevance of WCM and its weaknesses.- Characteristics of SCF.- Segmentation of SCF solutions.- Value proposition of SCF.- The market size for SCF solutions.- Concluding remarks.- Annex: OECD non-OECD exports per country in 2006.- OECD non-OECD imports per country in 2006.- Invoice processed and value per industry 2006.-(Aberdeen Group, 2006.- Days inventory held (DIH) per Industry.- Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) per Industry.- Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) per Industry.- Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) per Industry.- Literature.