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Supply Chain Financing : The Next Frontier?

September 17, 2006 by SwizStick  
Filed under 3PL, Contract Logistics, Supply Chain Management

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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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2 Comments on "Supply Chain Financing : The Next Frontier?"

  1. Rob on Mon, 18th Sep 2006 7:23 am 

    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.

  2. UPS Capital Cargo Finance | Third Party Logistics News - 3PLwire on Tue, 9th Sep 2008 10:17 am 

    [...] in September of 2006 we posted on the possibility of supply chain financing becoming the next frontier in supply chain management. It looks like that frontier has arrived as UPS will begin offering a [...]

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