A supply chain has the following information: Supplier Factory Wholesale Retailer Inventory in days* 30 90 40 20 Accounts receivable in days 20 45 30 40 Accounts payable in days 30 45 60 37 Sourcing...

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A supply chain has the following information:
Supplier
Factory
Wholesale
Retailer
Inventory in days^*
30
90
40
20
Accounts receivable in days
20
45
30
40
Accounts payable in days
30
45
60
37
Sourcing unit cost
$5
$20
$55
$70
Added unit cost
$10
$25
$10
$30
Sales unit price
$20
$55
$70
$110
On-time delivery (%)
85
95
75
95
^*This is also the throughput time in days.
Which entities in the supply chain have the worst performance interms of throughput time, cash-to-cash, added unit cost, andon-time delivery?
Supply Chain Entity
Throughput Rank
Cash-to Cash Rank
Added Unit Cost Rank
On-Time Deliver Rank
Supplier
Factory
Wholesaler
Retailer

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Throughput time is the time taken by a company to put products in the hands of their customer Lower throughput times are desirable Entity Throughput time Rank Supplier 30 2 Factory 90 4 See Answer

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	Supplier	Factory	Wholesale	Retailer
Inventory in days^*	30	90	40	20
Accounts receivable in days	20	45	30	40
Accounts payable in days	30	45	60	37
Sourcing unit cost	$5	$20	$55	$70
Added unit cost	$10	$25	$10	$30
Sales unit price	$20	$55	$70	$110
On-time delivery (%)	85	95	75	95