The role of supply chain finance in improving the competitive advantage of online retailing enterprises

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Highlights：

• We adopted a case study methodology was to analyze supply chain finance (SCF) application in emerging economy China.

• JD.com, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in China was chosen as an representative example to investigate how online retailing enterprises gain competitive advantage by employing SCF.

• A typology of types of SCF solutions is presented based on bargaining power of upstream and downstream partners in supply chain.

• Motivations and enabling factors for SCF adoption are identified.

摘要

•We adopted a case study methodology was to analyze supply chain finance (SCF) application in emerging economy China.•JD.com, one of the largest e-commerce platforms in China was chosen as an representative example to investigate how online retailing enterprises gain competitive advantage by employing SCF.•A typology of types of SCF solutions is presented based on bargaining power of upstream and downstream partners in supply chain.•Motivations and enabling factors for SCF adoption are identified.

论文关键词：Supply chain finance,Retail industry,Financial technology,Bargaining power,Competitive advantage

论文评审过程：Received 25 December 2017, Revised 10 December 2018, Accepted 12 December 2018, Available online 16 December 2018, Version of Record 2 January 2019.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2018.100821