Business-professional quality is expected. Prepare your report as if you are submitting to an upper-level business director/executive.Each case will require a qualitative analysis supported by quantitative data.Prepare each case using Word, and embed your spreadsheet analysis into your case report.Students will submit two files for each case assignment:a. One Word fileb. One Excel fileInvestment Banking U.S.-based investment banks have undergone what many would consider substantive changes in the last eleven years, over the period 2007 to 2018. This period coincides with the Great Recession, which was a significant driver of changes to investment bank business and characteristics. Such changes include wider fluctuations in mergers and acquisitions, reduced initial public offering underwriting, reductions in staffing, and associated impact on investment bank balance sheets. For this case study, address the following items: 1. Identify one of the top ten investments banks as of 2018. 2. Provide a concise description of the bank’s core competency with examples of recent activities or transactions. Be sure to provide specific $ data on the magnitude of the bank’s recent activities. 3. How has the size of your selected investment bank changed in the last decade? Use $ valuations to illustrate the change. In which investment bank functions did their overall business increase and/or decrease? 4. Prepare a balance sheet analysis of the bank, comparing 2007 B/S $ values to the most recently published B/S (either 2017 or 2018). Be sure to include the following items, in Excel spreadsheet format: a. % change in total assets, liabilities, and equity positions over this period b. Past and current leverage position of the investment bank, and % change over this period c. Comparison of book to market value of the bank, 2007 to current value 5. Refer to the following short article and address the question in detail: a. Article: Edelmann, C., & Hunt, P. (2017). How the Great Recession Changed Banking. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–9 b. Question: Compare the financial analysis completed in item #3 above to the main points in the article, including changes in B/S valuation. Answer the following questions for a fictitious public offering, and show all calculations: An investment bank offers underwrites an IPO of up to 18.5m shares for ABC Company at a price of $12.50 per share. Show the $ return to the investment bank under both scenarios: 1. The 18.5m shares sell at $13.25 per share. 2. What happens if the IPO price is overstated and the shares sell for $12.25 per share?.doc file

Research two (2) manufacturing or two (2) service companies that manage inventory and complete this assignment.Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:Determine the types of inventories these companies currently manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated. Evaluate the role their inventory plays in the company’s performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length. The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Evaluate the processes used in designing and producing goods and services.Determine four layout patterns and when they should be used. Utilize the concept of supply chain management.Employ the concept of capacity management. Evaluate the management of inventories and resources.Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management. Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.Points: 300Assignment 2: Inventory ManagementCriteriaUnacceptableBelow 60% FMeets Minimum Expectations60-69% DFair70-79% CProficient80-89% BExemplary90-100% A1. Determine the types of inventories these companies currently manage and describe their essential inventory characteristics.Weight: 10%Did not submit or incompletely determined the types of inventories these companies currently manage; Did not submit or incompletely described their essential inventory characteristics.Insufficiently determined the types of inventories these companies currently manage; Insufficiently described their essential inventory characteristics.Partially determined the types of inventories these companies currently manage; Partially described their essential inventory characteristics.Satisfactorily determined the types of inventories these companies currently manage; Satisfactorily described their essential inventory characteristics.Thoroughly determined the types of inventories these companies currently manage; Thoroughly described their essential inventory characteristics.2. Analyze how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.Insufficiently analyzed how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.Partially analyzed how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.Satisfactorily analyzed how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.Thoroughly analyzed how each of their goods and service design concepts are integrated.3. 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Compare and contrast the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; explain the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; Did not submit or incompletely explained the  importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Insufficiently compared and contrasted the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; Insufficiently explained the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Partially compared and contrasted the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; Partially explained the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; Satisfactorily explained the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.Thoroughly compared and contrasted the four (4) different types of layouts found with each company; Thoroughly explained the importance of the layouts to the company’s manufacturing or service operations.5. Determine at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; suggest improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely determined at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; Did not submit or incompletely suggested improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Insufficiently determined at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; Insufficiently suggested improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Partially determined at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; Partially suggested improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Satisfactorily determined at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; Satisfactorily suggested improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.Thoroughly determined at least two (2) metrics to evaluate supply chain performance of the companies; Thoroughly suggested improvements to the design and operations of their supply chains based on those metrics.6. Suggest ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Provide a rationale to support the suggestion.Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely suggested ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale to support the suggestion.Insufficiently suggested ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Insufficiently provided a rationale to support the suggestion.Partially suggested ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Partially provided a rationale to support the suggestion.Satisfactorily suggested ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Satisfactorily provided a rationale to support the suggestion.Thoroughly suggested ways to improve the inventory management for each of the companies without affecting operations and the customer benefit package. Thoroughly provided a rationale to support the suggestion.7. 3 referencesWeight: 5%No references providedDoes not meet the required number of references; all references poor quality choices.Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.8. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirementsWeight: 10%More than 8 errors present7-8 errors present5-6 errors present3-4 errors present0-2 errors present