We are experiencing a moment of dramatic and sudden reorientation in the definition of supply chains, under the blows of geopolitical tensions, the pandemic and now the open conflict in Ukraine, which has replaced the oldest trade route on the planet, that between Europe and Asia, with a giant black hole combining war and economic conflict. The logic of this redefinition is largely already mapped out: shorter supply chains, so as to reduce logistical vulnerabilities and hopefully also their environmental impact.

Polaris adopts a different approach, where the lead company's initiative is achieved through ways that do not bind the supplier and nevertheless allow him to benefit from the advantages of participating in the supply chain finance programme, usually through the possibility to easily transform his trade credit into cash.

At the last 2021 meeting of the community of the Supply Chain Finance Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano, three thematic axes that are also important for the world of supply chain finance were taken stock of

The 2021-2022 programme of the Supply Chain Finance Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano identifies deep tier financing as one of the privileged research topics.

The disruptive impact of the global pandemic and the subsequent lockdown period have disrupted the world health plan and produced an economic emergency that has increasingly prompted companies to reassess the strategic importance of their supply chains.

The theme of sustainability is one of the main drivers of the economic and political debate of recent years and is set to become the mantra of this second decade of the 21st century.

Financing the Supply Chain: let's see together why it is important and what tools are made available, such as the Polaris platform.

Limitations and risks of Reverse Factoring in financing the supply chain and alternative solutions such as Polaris.

If you are faced with the problem of managing the financial aspects of your supply chain, you will quickly come across an observation: supply chains are rarely homogeneous, and the suppliers that make up them are usually very heterogeneous.