Abstract
Supply chain finance (SCF) is concerned with the capital flows within a supply chain, an area often neglected in past decades, while SCF does have an impact on a firm’s capability to adopt sustainable supply chain management (SCM) practices. The aim of this study is to explore new insight from a growing body of research which is investigating SCF issues in China, an evolving transition economy. A content analysis on a review of 151 Chinese-written SCF papers from 2004–2014, based on a sample of 45 leading Chinese journals (Chinese Social Science Citation Index, CSSCI) was conducted from three perspectives: topical coverage, theoretical application and methodological inquiry. The study reveals that the research stream of SCF in China has emerged and evolved to a considerable extent. However, the SCF phenomenon in China is not exactly the same as “SCF” as it is perceived in the mature economy, which is articulated in mainstream SCM English literature. The Chinese business context in which SCF has been implemented has played a dominant role in initiating, affecting and even shaping SCF. This study represents the first endeavor in the field of SCM. It diffuses the Chinese-written SCF research in mainstream SCM English literature.
Highlights
In China, the difficulty experienced by small and middle enterprises (SMEs) in obtaining bank loans has been a longstanding issue
We reviewed the title and abstract of each article based upon a series of keywords, such as “supply chain finance/financing”, “logistics finance”, “warehouse receipt” and “inventory financing”
Review Findings In China, supply chain finance (SCF) is regarded as a collaborative entity consisting of multiple organizations
Summary
In China, the difficulty experienced by small and middle enterprises (SMEs) in obtaining bank loans has been a longstanding issue. The reason behind this problem is complicated. The emergence of a supply chain finance (SCF) solution in recent years has, improved the situation. By pledging their movable assets, such as raw materials and consumer products, to banks as security, SMEs are able to borrow funds from banks from which they could not borrow in the conventional loaning system. The objective of SCF, as Gomm [3] noted, is to decrease the cost of capital and speed up cash-flow by optimizing financing across company borders
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