Supply Chain Financing : The Next Frontier?
By SwizStick • Sep 17th, 2006 • Category: 3PL, Contract Logistics, Supply Chain Management
Hmm…perhaps Robert Bernabucci, President of UPS Capital, was on to something: the Aberdeen Group just published a report proclaiming Supply Chain Finance as the new front in the battle to control costs.
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You cover the issues here well, but I would add this. UPS Capital has been discussing SC financing for a while, but with seemingly little impact. And this really all boils down to whether 3PL can compete on a cost of capital basis. Given the fact that banks are structured to provide the lowest cost of capital available, I question whether 3PLs will ever compete effectively in this space.
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