Procurement finance : the digital revolution in commercial banking /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicoletti, Bernardo (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Series:Palgrave studies in financial services technology series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Dedication; Contents; Abbreviations; Institutions and Associations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction to Procurement Finance; Concept of Procurement Finance; Structure of This Book; Conclusions; Chapter 2: Procurement Processes and Finance; Introduction; Procurement; Procurement Cycle; Primary Processes; Acquisition Request; Sourcing; Determination of the Acquisition Method; Tenders or Requests for Bid; Selection; Negotiation; Logistics; Transportation; Warehousing; Delivery; Supply Chain; Support Processes; Procurement Marketing; Vendor Qualification
  • Vendor ManagementVendor Rating; Conclusions; Chapter 3: From Trade Finance to Supply Chain Finance to Procurement Finance; Introduction; Relationships Between Procurement and Finance; Procurement and Finance; Supply; Control; Profitability; Procurement Performance; Trade Finance; Assessment of the Financial Needs; Methods for Financing Trade; From Trade Finance to Supply Chain Finance; Supply Chain Finance Definition; Dimensions of Supply Chain Finance; Supply Chain Finance and Digitization; Benefits of a Supply Chain Finance Program; From Supply Chain Finance to Procurement Finance
  • Characteristics of Procurement FinanceStakeholders in the Procurement Finance; Procurement, Finance, and Digitization; Taxonomy of Procurement Finance Solutions; Traditional Solutions; Innovative Solutions; Collaborative Solutions; Emerging Solutions; Structured Financing; Choice Among the Instruments for Procurement Finance; Procurement Finance and Risk Management; Conclusions; Chapter 4: Agile Procurement Finance and Its KPI; Introduction; Agile Organizations; Definition of Agility; Agility and Flexibility; Drivers of Agility; Agile Procurement Finance
  • The Procurement Finance Agile Management FrameworkKey Performance Indicators; KPIs for the Agile Procurement Finance; A Model for the KPIs for Procurement Finance; Conclusions; Chapter 5: New Solutions for Procurement Finance; Introduction; Portals; Marketplace; Risk Management; Risk Management in Procurement Finance; Risk Management Approach and Tools; Advance Payment Solutions; Bank Payment Obligation (BPO); Cash Flow; Global Corporate Payments: The Corporate Procurement Cards; Document Management; Dematerialization of Documents; Optical Character Recognition (OCR); New Solutions
  • Integrated PlatformsConclusions; Chapter 6: Fintech and Procurement Finance 4.0; Introduction; Procurement Finance 4.0; Industry 4.0; History; Main Components; Platform Concept30; Procurement Finance and Platforms; Business Models for Platforms in Procurement Finance; Open Banking; Organizational Developments; Fintech; Virtual Currencies; Crowdfunding; Classification of Crowdfunding Models; Crowdfunding and Social Networks; Value Chain Finance; Technological Developments; Blockchain; Blockchain as a New Solution; Blockchain and Digital Trust; The Use of Blockchain; Blockchain and Procurement