Financial Supply Chain

Creating Synergies through Commercial Cards and Payments Innovation

The use of commercial card programmes can make a major contribution to achieving the objectives of both procurement and treasury, enhancing payments efficiency and working capital whilst supporting rich information on supplier payments and facilitating strategic supplier relationships.

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Treasury and Procurement - Closing the Gap

Prompted by the global financial crisis, procurement professionals are increasingly motivated to manage risk and increase the resilience of the supply chain. But what are the opportunities for greater collaboration between the two business functions?

The Growing Significance of Supply Chain for Global Businesses

With an efficient physical and financial supply chain now critical to the business success of every organisation, what are the immediate opportunities and benefits of treasury and procurement working more closely together?

Untapped Potential: Purchase to Pay

‘Purchase to pay’ refers to the series of processes that take place between the issue of a purchase order, through to receiving, approving and reconciling an invoice, and approving and making payment to the supplier. The Editor looks at how far we’ve really gone in achieving an efficient …

Priorities and Perspectives

While optimising the physical supply chain to anticipate and respond to changing conditions is an essential element of success, the financial supply deserves equal attention.

Supply Chain Financing Comes of Age

Every supply chain remains inherently fragile. While treasurers and finance managers cannot protect their supplier base physically, they are in a position to support them financially – therefore securing efficiency and preserving the company’s working capital position.

Caterpillar Strikes a Balance

By implementing electronic invoicing and standardising payment terms across its supplier base, Caterpillar was able to expedite payments across multiple divisions and streamline payables processing.

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