As an operations management consultant, you have been asked to evaluate a furniture manufacturer’s cash-to-cash conversion cycle under the following assumptions: sales of $26.4 million, cost of goods sold of $21.1 million, 50 operating weeks a year, total average on hand inventory of $2,350,000, accounts receivable equal to $2,435,000, and accounts payable of $3,695,000. What is the cash-to-cash conversion cycle in weeks? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.   week(s) What recommendations can you make to improve performance?  inventory weeks of supply and  accounts receivable weeks of supply or  accounts payable weeks of supply are ways to improve overall firm performance.

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As an operations management consultant, you have been asked to evaluate a furniture manufacturer’s cash-to-cash conversion cycle under the following assumptions: sales of $26.4 million, cost of goods sold of $21.1 million, 50 operating weeks a year, total average on hand inventory of $2,350,000, accounts receivable equal to $2,435,000, and accounts payable of $3,695,000. What is the cash-to-cash conversion cycle in weeks? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to one decimal place.

  week(s)

What recommendations can you make to improve performance?

 inventory weeks of supply and  accounts receivable weeks of supply or  accounts payable weeks of supply are ways to improve overall firm performance.

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