Subject Delivery and Assessment Plan：Supply Chain Finance – (32hrs) Fall 2020
Lecturer：Prof. Dimitris Gavalas, University of the Aegean
Course Objectives：
The course provides an integrated framework of modern principles and practices in applied supply chain finance, for companies operating in a competitive and risky globalized setting. Among the eight sessions of the course, the basics of Corporate Finance will be discussed and crucial modules of Supply Chain Finance (SCF) will be unfold.
Areas of Competence：
Identify the main networks in Supply Chain
Identify the key enablers in SCF
Identify the early adopters of SCF solutions
Recognize the key market challenges responsible for the growing interest in SCF
Tackled Concepts：
Fundamental Properties of SCF
Critical Corporate Financial Management Decisions
Strategic Investment Decisions of Companies
Financing Companies and Cost of Capital
SCF solutions including approved payables finance, dynamic discounting, reverse factoring, p-cards and receivables finance
Pricing, legal documentation and technological requirements for SCF platforms
Regulatory issues facing the SCF industry
Learning Methods & Teaching Procedures：
The course will consist of a combination of lectures, case presentations, and class discussion. The syllabus of the course will be covered in 8 sessions (32 hours -see schedule below). The lecture/discussion component will be devoted to presentation and discussion of concepts, frameworks, financial analytical techniques, and improvement strategies that may be deployed to drive greater supply chain management performance. The books serve as background information for understanding lecture content and casework materials as well as problems to build financial skills.
Assessment：
Participation & Continuous Assessment - Appropriate expressions of interest, and meaningful contributions to class activities are expected, valued, and graded. All reading assignments must be delivered on time. Students should maintain an awareness of current business dynamics and apply their knowledge to class discussions. Oral contributions to class discussions and activities, and completion of any take-home and in-class related exercises will contribute in course’s added value.
Evaluation：
Coursework：50%
Written Exams：50%
Bibliography/Course Materials：
All courses shall be accompanied by the Course Leader’s learning material.
Recommended books:
Hoffman, E. and Belin, O., 2011, Supply Chain Finance Solutions, Relevance-Propositions-Market Value, Springer.
Megginson, W.L., Lucey, B.M. and Smart, S.B., 2008, Introduction to Corporate Finance, Cengage Learning EMEA.
Schedule：
N° | Topics to be covered |
1 | The Supply Chain Finance Industry (I) Market constituents, enablers, challenges Current market size Prospects for growth |
2 | The Supply Chain Finance Industry (II) Market penetration Regions and industries |
3 | Financial Statements The Balance Sheet The Income Statement Taxes Cash Flow |
4 | Working with Financial Statements Standardized Financial Statements Ratio Analysis The DuPont Identity Using Financial Statement Information |
5 | Long-Term Financial Planning and Growth Financial Planning Models External Financing and Growth Financial Leverage |
6 | Products and Solutions Working Capital Receivables financing Reverse factoring Approved payables financing Dynamic discounting |
7 | Risk and regulation Internal risk management Regulation and Basel III Compliance Accounting issues |
8 | Automation tools and collaboration Automations tools e-invoicing Bilateral collaboration Collective collaboration |
Time Table：
(Shanghai Time Zone)
2020/12/14 | Monday |
15:05-16:40
18:00-19:35
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Tencent ID:577 4280 3556 |
2020/12/17 | Thursday | ||
2020/12/21 | Monday | ||
2020/12/23 | Wednesday | ||
2020/12/24 | Thursday | ||
2020/12/28 | Monday | ||
2020/12/29 | Tuesday | ||
2020/12/30 | Wednesday |