June 2011 4 Min Read
Priorities and Perspectives by Helen Sanders, Editor According to Jim Owens, former Chairman and CEO of construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar, “the competitor that’s best at managing the supply chain is probably going to be the most successful...
June 2011 7 Min Read
The Challenges Ahead for Supply Chains McKinsey Global Survey Results Senior executives say their companies manage key trade-offs well, yet see barriers to better performance: rising risk, lack of collaboration, and low CEO involvement. As economies around the world...
June 2011 9 Min Read
Supply Chain Financing Comes of Age by Lex Greensill, Managing Director, Head of Supply Chain Finance for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Citi Multinational firms have developed highly complex, sophisticated supply chains in recent years, but the recent tragic events...
June 2011 7 Min Read
Realising the Benefits of a Holistic Approach to the Financial Supply Chain by Gregory Cronie, Head of Sales Corporates, Netherlands, ING Commercial Banking, Payments and Cash Management Financial supply chain (FSC) management is a concept that has become increasingly...
June 2011 12 Min Read
Building the Supply Chain of the Future by Yogesh Malik, Alex Niemeyer, and Brian Ruwadi Getting there means ditching today’s monolithic model in favor of splintered supply chains that dismantle complexity, and using manufacturing networks to hedge uncertainty....
April 2011 16 Min Read
Have Cards Become an Anachronism? by Helen Sanders, Editor Apart from, perhaps, James Bond-style briefcases full of crisp banknotes and pockets full of loose change, few payment methods are as ubiquitous as cards. No longer are cards simply something to keep in...
March 2011 21 Min Read
Supply Chain Financing: An Alternative to Bank Lending and Supplier Risk Management The following article summarises the discussion during a roundtable event in January 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by J.P.Morgan and chaired by Sebastian di Paola, Partner,...
November 2010 12 Min Read
Using Supply Chain Finance to Improve Cash Conversion by Laurent J. Barbé, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, Copap Inc. As a mid-sized private organisation, Copap, like many others, needs cash to grow. The financial crisis could have signalled the end...
September 2010 4 Min Read
Supplier Finance to Enhance Working Capital and Reduce Risk by Michael Friede, Head of Global Procurement Intelligence, Bayer MaterialScience In late 2008, the Bayer holding company undertook a large working capital project across all business areas. As part of this...
September 2010 4 Min Read
Financial Supply Chain & Working Capital Management by Markus Wohlgeschaffen, Head of Global Trade Finance & Services, UniCredit When we look at a successful corporation, the first things we notice are the excellent products and services on offer. On...
August 2010 7 Min Read
What Matters Today #5: Visibility and Control: Global Card Programmes by Alan Koenigsberg, Managing Director, International Commercial Card Product Executive, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services and Cate Luzio, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Treasury Services EMEA In this...
January 2000 14 Min Read
Trade Finance Drives Export-Led Growth by Amit Jain, Vice President, Global Trade and Supply Chain Product ManagementBank of America Merrill Lynch Exports are an important catalyst for economic growth. Yet, in times of economic contraction, the actions necessary...
