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A Simple Supply Chain Problem

CENTRA is a car company that needs the CD Player connected to a CD Dispenser connected to a power supply

Special power/control connection can only be disconnected by the company that made the connection.

Any company that makes a connection offers a disconnection service.

Each component has 2 ports for connections.

UNIBUS offers a service for connecting CD components

CENTRA has a service that can connect any CD component to the car chasis via a free port.

A shipping service can move components (connected components are also components) from company to company.

CARCDs offers a CD Dispenser

CDsR'Us offers a CD Player and a power supply

The workflow for handling this is obvious.

Contingency: CDsR'Us cannot deliver power supply in time.

Opportunity: WeCDs offers a CD Player connected to a power supply

What's the best new plan? Hint: It's not obvious to a human making a workflow.