DescriptionThis course contains a Course Project, where you will be required to submit one draft of the project at the end of Week 6, and the final completed project at the end of Week 8. Using the financial statements for Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc., respectively, you will calculate and compare the financial ratios listed further down this document and prepare your comments about the two companies' performances based on your ratio calculations. The entire project will be graded by the instructor at the end of the final submission in Week 8, and one grade will be assigned for the entire project.Financial StatementsBelow is the link for the financial statements for Apple Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2017.https://investor.apple.com/investor-relations/default.aspx (Links to an external site.)When you arrive at this website, please do the following.First, select SEC Filings, next select Annual Filings using the drop-down arrow labeled All Filings and then select 2017, using the drop-down arrow labeled Year,You should select the 10-K dated 11/03/2017 and choose to download in PDF, HTML, or Excel format. The PDF format is the best format for searching.Below is the link for the financial statements for Alphabet, Inc. for the fiscal year ending 2017.https://abc.xyz/investor/ (Links to an external site.)First, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on SEC filings and additional information. Next, click on Alphabet SEC filings. Type 10-K in as the Filing Type and click Search. Click on Documents for the 10-K dated 2018-02-06. Finally, click on the link next to the Form 10-K. This will open the 10-K in HTML format which is searchable.A Sample Project Template (Links to an external site.) is available for download. The sample project compares the ratio performance of Nike and Under Armour using the 2014 financial statements of Nike and Under Armour provided at their websites.Overall RequirementsFor the Final Submission:For the Final Submission:Your final Excel workbook submission should contain the following. You cannot use any other software but Excel to complete this project.A Completed Worksheet Title Page tab, which is really a cover sheet with the names of each team member, the course, the date, your instructor's name, and the title for the project.A Completed Worksheet Profiles tab which contains a one-paragraph description regarding each company with information about their history, what products they sell, where they are located, and so forth.All 16 ratios for each company with the supporting calculations and commentary on your Worksheet Ratio tab. Supporting calculations must be shown either as a formula or as text typed into a different cell. The ratios are listed further down this document. Your comments for each ratio should include more than just a definition of the ratio. You should focus on interpreting each ratio number for each company and support your comments with the numbers found in the ratios. You need to specifically state which company performed better for each ratio.The Summary and Conclusions Worksheet tab is an overall comparison of how each company compares in terms of the major category of ratios described in Chapter 13 of your textbook. A nice way to conclude is to state which company you think is the better investment and why.The Bibliography Worksheet tab must contain at least your textbook as a reference. Any other information that you use to profile the companies should also be cited as a reference as well as the links to the financial statements.Required Ratios for Final Project SubmissionEarnings per Share of Common StockCurrent RatioGross Profit RateProfit MarginInventory TurnoverDays in InventoryAccounts Receivable TurnoverAverage Collection PeriodAsset TurnoverReturn on Assets (ROA)Debt to assets RatioTimes Interest Earned RatioDividend Yield [For the purposes of this ratio, use Yahoo Finance to look up current dividend per share and stock price; just note the date that you looked up this information.]Return on Common Stockholders' Equity (ROE)Free cash flowPrice-Earnings Ratio [For the purpose of this ratio, look up the market price per share as of September 28, 2017 for Apple Inc. and for Alphabet, Inc. use December 29, 2017]Note: The Excel files uploaded as the assignment submission should not include any unnecessary numbers or information (such as previous years' ratios, ratios that were not specifically asked for in the project, etc.).

Case StudyOrganizational strategies include three dimensions, which are defined as corporate, firm, and business level. It must be understood that all of these dimensions although seemingly operate separately- they act are interrelated and assisting the firm to achieve a competitive advantage.In this assignment we will review a case on Papa Johns. Papa Johns is the 3rd largest pizza chain in the US and the company has more than 35,000 locations, which over 600. Papa Johns is a global chain that operates around the world. However, like many companies Papa Johns have had issues with rapid turnover, training, and the recruitment of drivers. There are also other competitive services that has entered the space of delivery services, as well, forcing Papa Johns to adjust its strategy to remain viable.The appropriate strategy of growth, stability, or retrenchment hinges on the firms situation.In this assignment, you are to read the case in your text. There are also links in your text that you can refer too. After an assessment of Papa Johns, you should answer the following questions for this mini case study.Does saturation of the market suggest a stability strategy for Papa John's, or are there sufficient opportunities globally to justify aggressive growth? ExplainTo what extent do low-cost pizza providers pose a threat to Papa John's?How has Covid-19 affected Papa John's corporate strategy to maintain a competitive advantage over it's rivals? Assignment InstructionsCase Discussion QuestionsAfter an assessment of Papa Johns, you should answer the following questions for this mini case study.Does saturation of the market suggest a stability strategy for Papa John's, or are there sufficient opportunities globally to justify aggressive growth? ExplainTo what extent do low-cost pizza providers pose a threat to Papa John's? Identify some of the organization's characteristics associated with corporate strategies.How has Covid-19 affected Papa John's corporate strategy to maintain a competitive advantage over it's rivals? Identify the various means of pursuing corporate growth after this pandemic.Discuss the applications and limitations of generic business strategies and strategic groups in this new climate.Minimum of two pages in APA style format.

Option #1: Proposed Approach for Implementing an ERP System (Final Submission)You are the CIO of a manufacturing firm. The CEO and CFO continue to express concern over the lack of integration among business processes within their functional business areas. The CEO and CFO feel an ERP system coupled with Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship functionality is the answer.Both executives have heard negative reports from fellow executives in other companies and from press reports of failed ERP implementations. To avoid duplicating the same situation in their organization, the CEO and CFO request that you submit a Proposed Approach for Implementing an ERP System report. Ultimately they want to determine if their company is ready for ERP.Your deliverable should include the following content:A proposed approach for conducting a needs assessment/requirements gathering initiative.A proposed approach to evaluate ERP vendors and their software product’s fitness to meet your requirements. The requirements, at this stage, reflect which functional business processes your firm needs to implement.A proposed approach to implementing the ERP system into a fully production enterprise system.Proposed measurements to determine if the ERP implementation was successful.This submission for your Portfolio Project should be between 15-20 pages in length not including the required cover and reference pagesat least three references that are assigned course readings and at least four additional scholarly references.Inline citation is must for every statement paraphrased. Plagiarism is strict, so kindly provide quotes / links for every document used.Attached is the Concepts of ERP (book used).