Cross-case analysis retailers
| Macro variable | Variable | Firm I | Firm L | Firm G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCF solution | SCF solution | What: RF When: for 5 years | What: RF When: since 2013 | What: DD When: 2019 |
| Technology | Supplier portal | Platform, integrated with the retailer’s accounting systems | Technological platform provided by a third party | |
| Actors | SC level | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer |
| Size | Big firm Used by both big and small firms | Big firm Used by both big and small firms | Big firm Used by small suppliers | |
| Activator | Retailer | Retailer | Retailer | |
| Product category | Category | Category: various | Category: various | Category: various |
| Product | Various | Various | Various | |
| Regulation | Late Payment Directive | Changing of power balance in agri-food SCs for RF | ||
| Drivers | Bankruptcy risk of suppliers | X | ||
| Payment terms | X (reduce payment terms for suppliers) | X (decrease payment terms of suppliers) | X (reduce payment terms for suppliers) | |
| Lack of liquidity | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | |
| Exploit the excess of liquidity | X | |||
| Need of ensure quality | X | X | ||
| Lack of access to financial services | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | ||
| Long production cycles | ||||
| Level of stocks | ||||
| Lack of collateral | ||||
| Short maturity period | ||||
| Sustainability | X (sustain organic suppliers) | |||
| New drivers | Need to improve balance sheet composition | X (big suppliers) | ||
| Collaboration and visibility | ||||
| Organizational policies | ||||
| Regulatory barriers | ||||
| Macro-institutional challenges | ||||
| Asymmetric information | ||||
| Lack of high volumes | X | |||
| New barriers | Cultural change | X (suppliers) |
| Macro variable | Variable | Firm I | Firm L | Firm G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCF solution | SCF solution | What: RF | What: RF | What: DD |
| Technology | Supplier portal | Platform, integrated with the retailer’s accounting systems | Technological platform provided by a third party | |
| Actors | SC level | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer | Processor/Cooperative – Retailer |
| Size | Big firm | Big firm | Big firm | |
| Activator | Retailer | Retailer | Retailer | |
| Product category | Category | Category: various | Category: various | Category: various |
| Product | Various | Various | Various | |
| Regulation | Late Payment Directive | Changing of power balance in agri-food SCs for RF | ||
| Drivers | Bankruptcy risk of suppliers | X | ||
| Payment terms | X (reduce payment terms for suppliers) | X (decrease payment terms of suppliers) | X (reduce payment terms for suppliers) | |
| Lack of liquidity | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | |
| Exploit the excess of liquidity | X | |||
| Need of ensure quality | X | X | ||
| Lack of access to financial services | X (for suppliers) | X (for suppliers) | ||
| Long production cycles | ||||
| Level of stocks | ||||
| Lack of collateral | ||||
| Short maturity period | ||||
| Sustainability | X (sustain organic suppliers) | |||
| New drivers | Need to improve balance sheet composition | X (big suppliers) | ||
| Collaboration and visibility | ||||
| Organizational policies | ||||
| Regulatory barriers | ||||
| Macro-institutional challenges | ||||
| Asymmetric information | ||||
| Lack of high volumes | X | |||
| New barriers | Cultural change | X (suppliers) |
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