Title: Research trends in supply chain finance and future agenda: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

Authors: P.S. Biswa Bhusan Sahoo; Vikas Thakur

Addresses: School of Management, SRM University, AP, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India ' Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian, Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Abstract: Supply chain finance (SCF) is still new to organisations, especially in developing nations. Practitioners and researchers have not fully explored SCF's short-term financial potential. Hence, to know the significance and trends of research in SCF, the present study attempts a systematic literature review published in some of the reputed international journals and provides a future research agenda. The study adopts a structured approach to collect the widespread literature. The present study reviews 216 papers from 19 reputed international journals from January 2015 to January 2024. The literature collected has been analysed using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The content analysis of the most researched themes highlights that SCF helps firms streamline their financial flow and boosts their overall profitability, and a shortage of finance is the prime reason firms are shutting down their business. The study offers a comprehensive understanding of SCF concepts and advantages for supply chain participants.

Keywords: systematic literature review; supply chain finance; SCF; reverse factoring; financing decisions; content analysis; literature limitations.

DOI: 10.1504/IJRM.2025.149703

International Journal of Revenue Management, 2025 Vol.15 No.3/4, pp.216 - 247

Received: 19 Sep 2024
Accepted: 08 Feb 2025
Published online: 10 Nov 2025 *

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