Course: BABS
Westminster International College
Strategic Management
Course: BABS Semester: Six Name: MD. Jewel Rana Ref no: 083DBKL0610 Lecture’s name: Mr. Francis Asirvatham Submission Date: 20/12/2012
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Md. Jewel Rana
Semester: Six
Strategic Management
Course: BABS
Table of contents 1.0 Cover page………………………………………………………..1 2.0 Introduction …………………………………………………........3 3.0 Background of companies ….............................................................................3
3.1 SEMCO……………………………………………………………………….……3 3.2 Southwest airlines ………………………………………........................................3
4.0 Research objectives………………………………………..….... 4 5.0 Strategy to SEMCO (Descriptive)……………………………….4 6.0 Critical analysis of prescriptive and descriptive strategy…….….5 7.0 Strategic management process of SEMCO……………………....6
7.1 Managing Without managers.………………………………………………….....6 7.2 Forget About Top Line …………………………………………………………...6 7.3 Employee Empowered leadership ………………………………………………..6 7.4 Never stop being a start-up……………………………………………….…….…6 7.5 Give up control …………………………………………………………………...6 7.6 payment system………………………………………………………..…………..7 7.7 Make decisions quickly and openly……………………………………………….7 7.8 Partner promiscuously………………………………………………………………………………………….7 7.9 Let talent find its place …………………...............................................................7
8.0 Strategy to Southwest airline (prescriptive)…...............................7 9.0 Strategic management process of Southwest airline…………….8
9.1 Operational Cost and Efficiency……………………………………8
9.1.1 Labor cost…………………………………………………..………….8 9.1.2 Fuel Cost………………………………………………………………8
9.2 Customer Service……………………………………………………8
9.2.1 point to point service……………………….…………………….……..8
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Md. Jewel Rana
Semester: Six
Strategic Management
Course: BABS
9.2.2 E- ticketing…………………………………………………………...…9 9.2.3 Secondary Airports……………………………………………………..9
9.3 Employee/Labor Relations…………………………………………9
9.3.1
References: Course: BABS Clarke, R., 2002