.) Pick an industry that you find interesting. This may be driven by a company by which you would like to be employed or by some other factor. Within the industry, identify three companies that compete with one another. To ensure comparability go to www.dailyfinance.com and then find and enter the company stock symbol. The industry is in the right column. Find three companies that are in the same industry.

2.) Collect data related to each company. At a minimum, find the income per employee, revenue per employee, receivables turnover, inventory turnover, and asset turnover for each company. These data are available under Rates and Ratios. Then select Fiananical ratios on wbsite.

3.) Compare the companies based on what you have found. Which company appears to have the most productive employees? Which company has the best operations and supply chain processes? Which company is most effiecient in its use of credit? Which company makes the best use of its facility and equipment asset?