International Journal of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
2021, Vol. 10(2-3), pp. 128 – 139.
ISSN 2304 – 1366
http://www.ijmess.com
DOI: 10.32327/IJMESS/10.2-3.2021.8

A Systematic Literature Review of the Roles, Financing Mechanisms, and Working Capital Under Supply Chain Finance

Jun-Zhi Chiu¹
Chao-Chen Hsieh^2
1Dept. of Senior Citizen Service Management, Yuh-Ing Junior College of Health Care and Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
²Dept. of Marketing Management, Central Taiwan University of Sciences and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan

This article presents the results of a systematic literature review aimed to identify articles, using Web of Science, from over 250 journals focusing on supply chain finance (SCF). We carried out a further content analysis of 161 papers on working capital and trade credit, identifying gaps to propose areas for additional research. To understand the current state of the art in SCF and working capital research, we counted the frequencies of keywords in the articles, finding that "capital-constrained" and "replenishment" were the most commonly used field-specific terms. Our study demonstrates that the working capital structure, capital constraints, and financial performance of SMEs are of paramount importance, particularly in Taiwan.

Keywords: Supply chain finance, capital-constrained, text analysis, TF-IDF, working capital
JEL: D24, P33

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