Supply chain finance for ameliorating and deteriorating products: a systematic literature review

Abstract Ameliorating and deteriorating products, or, more generally, items that change value over time, present a high sensitiveness to the surrounding environment (e.g., temperature, humidity, light intensity). For this reason, they should be properly stored along supply chain guarantee desired quality consumers. Specifically, ameliorating face an increase in if there are for longer periods, which can lead higher selling price. At same costumers’ demand is sensitive price (i.e., lower final demand), related of products high-quality products). On contrary, lose time result revenue losses due lost sales or reduced Since these need usually temperature- humidity-controlled warehouses) holding costs, comprise also energy may particularly relevant impacting on economic, environmental, social sustainability chain. Furthermore, recent economic crisis, companies (especially, small medium enterprises) payment difficulties customers volatility resources prices. This increases risk insolvency other hand financing needs. In context, finance emerged as mean efficiency by coordinating financial flow providing set schemes aiming at optimizing accounts payable receivable The aim study thus investigate through systematic literature review two main themes presented inventory management models techniques strategies support management) understand any technique has been studied supporting class verify existing gap.