Homework Set #2 Directions: Answer the following questions in a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link above.You have just won the Strayer Lottery jackpot of $11,000,000. You will be paid in 26 equal annual installments beginning immediately. If you had the money now, you could invest it in an account with a quoted annual interest rate of 9% with monthly compounding of interest. What is the present value of the payments you will receive? In your own words and using various bond websites, locate one of each of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Describe the differences between the bond ratings. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills.Name: Homework Set #2 Description: Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Grid View List View Unacceptable Fair Proficient Exemplary 1. You have just won the Strayer Lottery jackpot of $11,000,000. You will be paid in 26 equal annual installments beginning immediately. If you had the money now, you could invest it in an account with a quoted annual interest rate of 9% with monthly compounding of interest. What is the present value of the payments you will receive? Points Range: 0 (0%) - 23.29 (31.05%) Did not submit or incompletely calculated the present value of the payments that would be received. Points Range: 23.62 (31.5%) - 26.66 (35.55%) Partially calculated the present value of the payments that would be received. Points Range: 27 (36%) - 30.04 (40.05%) Satisfactorily calculated the present value of the payments that would be received. Points Range: 30.38 (40.5%) - 33.75 (45%) Thoroughly calculated the present value of the payments that would be received. 2. In your own words and using various bond websites, please locate one of each of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Please describe the differences between the bond ratings. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. Points Range: 0 (0%) - 23.29 (31.05%) Did not submit or incompletely located one of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Did not submit or incompletely described the differences between the bond ratings. Did not submit of incompletely identified the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. Points Range: 23.62 (31.5%) - 26.66 (35.55%) Partially located one of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Did not submit or incompletely described the differences between the bond ratings. Partially identified the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. Points Range: 27 (36%) - 30.04 (40.05%) Satisfactorily located one of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Did not submit or incompletely described the differences between the bond ratings. Satisfactorily identified the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. Points Range: 30.38 (40.5%) - 33.75 (45%) Thoroughly located one of the following bond ratings: AAA, BBB, CCC, and D. Did not submit or incompletely described the differences between the bond ratings. Thoroughly identified the strengths and weaknesses of each rating. 3. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Points Range: 0 (0%) - 5.18 (6.9%) More than 6 errors present Points Range: 5.25 (7%) - 5.92 (7.9%) 5-6 errors present Points Range: 6 (8%) - 6.68 (8.9%) 3-4 errors present Points Range: 6.75 (9%) - 7.5 (10%) 0-2 errors present

You work as the chief supply chain officer at NationaliTeas, a large international corporation that manufacturers and sells tea worldwide. Its mission is to “Make the world more awake through rejuvenating and refreshing beverages and sustainable practices that uplift workers, communities, and souls.” You have recently hired the company’s first project manager and have given them their first project: Revise current workflows related to packaging at one of your tea factories to be more sustainable and more lean. As this is their first project, you will be helping them complete their task. Prompt Read through the Project Charter for Workflow Improvement, then review the Process Workflow for Tea Production graphic. A text-only version is available: Process Workflow for Tea Production Text-Only Version. Based on these documents, recommend removing a total of four steps from the process flowchart that can help make the process more efficient and sustainable. Explain the implications of the proposed changes, and then help the NationaliTeas team address current items in the Issue Log located in the project charter. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria: Lean Manufacturing: Evaluate the process flowchart to identify steps that do not add value based on the principles of lean manufacturing. Explain why you selected each step. Sustainability: Evaluate the process flowchart and identify steps that should be removed or changed to improve environmental sustainability. Explain why you selected each step. Process Changes: Explain the implications, both positive and negative, of removing or changing the steps from the process flowchart you identified in the previous two bullet points. Also explain how those changes would help alignment to the triple bottom line (TBL). Issue Log: Analyze all entries in the Issue Log from the perspective of a project manager and explain the recommended course of action based on the project charter, noting the impact of the issue on scope, planning communications, and resourcing. Operations Management Techniques: Discuss how operations management techniques, including project management and lean manufacturing, can add value to NationaliTeas.