Luca Gelsomino

• PhD
• Assistant Professor at University of Groningen

Purpose This study aims to investigate the interaction effect between offering supply chain finance (SCF) programmes and sustainability ratings on the liquidity performance of buyers and suppliers. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a unique sample of buyers that each have an SCF programme. The sample is complemented with financial informa...

This article investigates theory of agency as a theoretical underpinning in the field of supply chain finance. Specifically, through a hermeneutic approach, the authors examine the development of the theory, its postulations and assumptions, and its use in the field of supply chain finance. This leads to three conclusions: the theory is currently a...

Living labs are not new. However, they are often framed in literature as methods for user-centric innovation management. We argue that a living lab can be seen as a research methodology within the field of cooperative inquiry, as an operationalisation of concepts such as action research and engaged scholarship. To do so, we present the case of a li...

In the wake of technological innovation, supply chain transparency has become a concrete avenue for long-awaited improvements to supply chain processes and practices. Transparency is of particular interest to Supply Chain Finance; however, it is yet empirically unknown whether and how benefits would materialise. Being at the interface of finance an...

Purpose Reverse factoring (RF) is one of the most prevalent supply chain finance (SCF) solutions. This study challenges the view that suppliers accept financially attractive reverse factoring offers (RFOs) and reject financially unattractive ones. Specifically, it focuses on small and medium enterprise (SME) suppliers and how transaction cost econo...

With supply chain finance gaining more prominence in practice and drawing increasing attention from researchers, the question arises how this emerging discipline can build on existing theoretical conceptualisations. However, few studies have incorporated theoretical frameworks and there remains therefore a gap in literature. To fill this gap, the s...

Logistics service providers (LSPs) can create a more strategic position in supply chains for themselves or increase margins, by offering or supporting financial instruments. There is a scarcity of literature in Supply Chain Finance (SCF) on how financial instruments are developed before they are adopted, and on the LSP perspective. Via exploratory...

Product, information, and finance flows are all interrelated within the modern supply chain; thus, it is now more than ever of paramount importance for practitioners to integrate procurement and financial decisions. This challenge is exemplified in many agricultural supply chains, where operational risks are significant and access to capital differ...

The uncertainty and financial instability that has plagued companies and industries in the last decade is one of the root causes behind the development of Supply Chain Finance (SCF), a set of schemes aiming to optimise the management of financial flows at the supply chain level. Recent years have seen a proliferation of different SCF schemes, with...

Whereas collaborative modes are seen as beneficial to supply chain management, albeit often assumed rather than proven, the appropriate use of financial constructs for supporting coordination across supply chains has been less developed. Moreover, there is growing consensus among academics and practitioners that the effectiveness of supply chain is...

Recent research has started to consider the significance of information and financial flows and their interdependencies with the movement of materials and services. The financial and information flows are critical in supporting and advancing sustainable products and services and ensuring that companies can deliver on a promise of healthy people and...

Outsourcing of logistics operations is, nowadays, a common practice among companies. The concept of Supply Chain Management has greatly evolved to the point of exploiting the significant competitive advantage of companies which core business is logistics services. However, the last 5 to 10 years have modelled a new economic and financial landscape...

Purpose Recently, in response to the credit crunch and the increased costs of financing, new solutions for supporting the financial management of supply chains, known as supply chain finance (SCF), have been developed. They exploit the strengths of supply chain links to optimise working capital. The purpose of this paper is to provide a reference f...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: to classify the research to-date on Supply Chain Finance (SCF) according to the main themes and methods, and to propose directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach The review is based on 119 papers mainly published from 2000 to 2014 in international peer-reviewed journals and in the pro...