Topic :- Protecting your Profitability and the Financial Stability of your vendors, with Technology

Brief: 

With sky-rocketing interest rates, a global economy reeling under increasing pressure leading to greater uncertainty, borrowing has become costlier, and access to funds is now even harder for Indian supply chains. This volatility makes it imperative for enterprises to ensure the financial stability of their Supply Chain Partners.

Thinning profit margins is a major concern that a majority of those in the automobile, consumer durables, manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing industries face. This concern transcends geographical boundaries, making it important for these organisations to reduce their costs as they seek to improve their profitability, with revenues remaining flat, that may lead to reduced profits.

In this session, we would cover risk exposure for supply chains during these uncertain times, the technological solutions that mitigate this risk, and what enterprises can do to safeguard their profitability by reducing their costs. 

Points to be covered

• The Macro-economic forces affecting enterprises and their decisions.
• Changes in the fiscal and monetary policy fueling disruption in supply chain financing.
• The need for de-risking the supply chain from vendor-associated risk.
• Challenges faced by the vendor ecosystem while securing finance for working capital optimisation and their implications on the business.
• New-age financing solutions and technological interventions for risk reduction and sustainable supply chain. 
• How Enterprises can solve liquidity risks in their supply chain.
• How technology is disrupting the supply chain.
• Introduction to Invoice Discounting.
• Benefits enterprises can derive from Invoice Discounting.