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Call for paper International Conference of Supply Chain Finance May 17-18, 2014 At Southeast University, Nanjing, China Preparatory Committee for International Supply Chain Finance Research Center (co-sponsored by School of Economics and Management of Southeast University and Global Business Investments and Publications LLC) will hold an international conference on supply chain finance. Conference Overview Traditionally the attention of financial managers of companies was focused on making profits for the stockholders of the firm and maximizing the value of the company. A new trend in today’s business world is that the traditional vertical single-firm mass production model has been gradually replaced by supply chain production model. To ensure the success of supply chain production, the relationship between buyers and suppliers must be changed from zero sum to mutual benefit. Many financial managers of companies have come to realize the importance of improving the financial efficiency of the supply chain as whole. Therefore topics of supply chain finance have attracted a lot of attentions from both researchers and practitioners. This conference intends to provide a platform for those who are interested in this topic to share their ideas. Sub themes Papers presented in this conference can be based on empirical research or real life case studies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: · Accounts Receivables-based Finance · Channel financing · Cooperation in supply chain · Distribution finance · Factoring and reverse factoring · Functions of financial institution in supply chain · Free Trade Zone Supply China Finance · Inter-firm linkage · Inventory financing · New technology in supply chain finance · Revenue sharing · Risk management in supply chain finance · Supply chain technology · Tradable receipt financing Abstracts, Paper Submission Deadlines and Publication We welcome the submission of abstracts and manuscripts that address the conference theme as well as all functional areas of finance. The working language of the conference is English. All submissions and presentation will be in English. Detailed abstracts of about 500 words should be submitted no later than February 1, 2014. All submissions should be in word format and show the name of the authors, their affiliation, contact details (full address, telephone number and e-mail address). By submitting the abstracts, the author(s) makes a commitment to present his/her paper at the conference. Full paper must be submitted on or before April 1, 2014. Best papers presented at the conference will be published in a special issue by Asia and Pacific Journal of Finance and Banking Research. Time and Venue The conference will be held in Liuyuan Hotel in the campus of Southeast University, Nanjing, China on May 17-18. Registration: For International participants: USD 400 which includes: o Coffee/tea during the conference break o Dinner banquet o Conference Proceedings o Recognition awards Special rate for students: USD 200 For participants from mainland of China CNY 2000 Special rate for students: CNY 1000 Contact persons: Dr. Weiping Liu, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA [log in to unmask] Dr. Yong He , Southeast University, China [log in to unmask] ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.