Acme supply sells cooking supplies to restaurants via six
wholesale outlets in the metro area. The company wants to introduce a same-day
delivery program that would guarantee four-hour same-day delivery to preapproved
customers who order by noon and 8AM next day delivery for orders received after
noon. Such a program would allow restaurants to carry fewer supplies yet have
a reliable delivery options. The restaurants order by phone and are billed
monthly for their purchases. You have been asked to design the systems in a way
that optimizes cash flows. Do so by responding in detail to the following