Identification and Prioritization of Factors Affecting Financing Chain Management (FSCM) Assessment Using a Mixed Approach in Isfahan Steel Industry

In recent years due to the importance of financial issues, supply chain stakeholders expect that financial issues will also be addressed in the supply chain. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the evaluation of financing chain management in Isfahan steel industry. Developmental research was applied and mixed. Using familiar sampling method, 12 experts were identified. In the qualitative part, content analysis Using MAXQDA software was used for coding and identifying the factors. Prioritization of factors in quantitative part of hierarchical analysis was performed using supersession software. The results showed that factors affecting the evaluation of financing chain management include 8 general themes of delivery speed, compliance, supply chain efficiency, senior management support, accountability, information technology, supply chain costs and reliability. That supporting senior executives with a weight of 0.275 is the first priority and reliability with a weight of 0.021 is the last priority. This study is one of the first studies to identify the factors affecting the evaluation of financing chain management in the Esfahan Steel Industry and to assist companies in applying financing chain management.