Purpose – The financial supply chain, running parallel to the flow of goods and information, is common to all economic supply networks, and its integration with the physical supply chain is therefore a critical and ubiquitous aspect of supply chain integration largely ignored in the supply chain management literature. This paper presents a process model of physical/financial supply chain integration which uniquely recognises the role of banks in enabling buyers and suppliers to improve supply chain integration, synchronisation and performance.

International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Vol. 34 Iss: 3, pp.298-324

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