A supply chain has the following information:

a. Compute the total supply chain throughput time for all the entities from beginning to end.
b. Compute the cash-to-cash cycle time for each of the four entities separately. Based on this calculation, who is benefiting the most?
c. Compute the total delivered unit cost in the supply chain from beginning to end. How much profit is there in the supply chain?

Supplier Factory Wholesale Retailer Inventory in days* 30 90 40 20 Accounts receivable in days payable in days cost 20 45 30 40 Accounts 30 45 60 37 Purchasing unit Added unit cost 10 Sales unit price $20 On-time $20 425 $55 70 30 $110 $10 $70 delivery (96) 85 95 75 95