FreightWaves calculated about $80 billion of supply chain financing among S&P 500 companies as of Q1, with more companies yet to provide disclosures.
AskWaves looks at how recent changes requiring disclosure of supply chain finance programs could impact shippers.
Supply chain disruptions and higher inventory costs have industry participants looking to stretch working capital more frequently.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mundi launches a finance tool aimed at Mexico-based freight forwarders; more manufacturing jobs are headed for Mexico; Dachser Mexico is providing cross-border services for a tuna shipper; and CBP releases a cross-border trade operational update.
Buyers and suppliers have turned to supply chain finance to manage liquidity needs for decades. However, supplier finance programs have seen increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies, which seek greater disclosure.
Many turn to factoring to ease cash crunches.
