A $..........................$ is an agreement among operational and$/$or financial partners for transferring financial flows in a supply chain. $(2)$

$2...........................$ is an important risk management mechanism, especially when hedging tools are limited in the extent to which they can mitigate risk exposure and$/$or when restructuring operations involve extraordinary costs. $(2)$

$3.$ The manufacturer can choose the less expensive $..........................$ in a supply chain under random yield, fixed supplier costs, financial constraints, and information asymmetry. $(2)$

$4...........................$ are mechanisms that align the incentives of supply chain members via contracting or information sharing. $(2)$

$5...........................$ is defined as the optimized planning, managing, and controlling of supply chain cash flows to facilitate efficient supply chain material flows.