that is added to the organisation’s products or services as seen in Diagram 1 [pic] a) Logistics This involves all areas of receiving‚ storing of inputs when producing outputs. So far‚ AirAsia only operates on a single type of aircraft‚ the Boeing 737-300. Based on a report published by Aero Connections in 2004‚ that particular model was the best selling commercial jet of all times due to its efficiency and cost effectiveness. AirAsia also has 1382 employees and they received proper on-the-job
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established in 1967 that operates Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to fly among three major Texas cities – Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. It is the biggest operator of the Boeing 737 in the world. Flight distances ranged from 190 to 250 miles and flight time were about 45 minutes. Today Southwest operates nearly 400 Boeing 737 aircraft to 59 U.S. cities. LUV is Southwest’s NYSE symbol‚ selected to represent the company’s home at Dallas Love Field‚ as well as the theme of Southwest’s employee and
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Porter’s five forces framework 1. The threat of new entrants. In terms of economies of scale‚ Southwest fleet grew to 537 Boeing 737 aircraft providing service to 64 cities in 32 states throughout the United States‚ with 397 city pairs being served nonstop‚ by the end of 2008‚ thus has reached sufficient economies of scale. And Southwest Airline gains its cost advantage through the implementation of “low-cost strategy”. It not only flew planes point-to-point—short-haul flights bypassing the
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ADVANCED QUALITY SYSTEMS (AQS) The Boeing Company D1-9000 D1-9000 is the Boeing Company document that addresses their internal and supplier quality system and the approach to continuous improvement. D1-9000 establishes the following requirements for Boeing and their suppliers: Basic Quality System Advanced Quality System (AQS) AQS Tools Supplier Quality Rating Basic Quality System Requirements Boeing and their suppliers are to establish and maintain written procedures and flow charts
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aircraft over the next 20 years and would generate sales in excess of $350 billion. According to Airbus‚ it needed to sell 250 aircraft to break even on an un-discounted cash flow basis‚ and could sell as many as 750 aircraft over the next 20 years. Boeing‚ however‚ was predicting that the VLA market would be less than 400 aircraft over the next 20 years.
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Southwest Value Chain Analysis Outcomes / Accomplishments: low price‚ convenience service‚ customer loyalty low turnover & low costs‚ great union relationships‚ customers are brand ambassadors. Southwest Airlines (SWA) is consistent in their culture‚ business model‚ and customer interactions and engagement‚ all collectively reducing costs and enabling their point-to-point‚ efficient‚ low cost‚ friendly service. Their culture favors personal connection‚ community‚ recognition‚ support‚ and
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Hammond/Design Pics/Corbis 8. Explain the strategic management process. Boeing and Airbus: A Global Competitive Battle over Supremacy in Producing Commercial Aircraft right: © AP Photo/Boeing‚ left: © AP Photo/Oliver Fantitsch Boeing has historically been a global leader in manufacturing commercial airplanes. However‚ in 2001‚ Airbus had more orders than Boeing for the first time in their competitive history. But‚ in 2006‚ Boeing regained its supremacy with 1‚044 versus 790 orders for commercial
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NTSB Investigating Southwest Airlines Flight 345 accident at LaGuardia Airport The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the July 22‚ 2013 nose-down landing of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The accident occurred at 5:45 p.m. after the twin-engine jet’s nose landing gear collapsed rearward and upward into the fuselage‚ damaging the electronics bay‚ which houses avionics and other equipment. The exterior of the airplane was also damaged from
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My Employer Boeing This paper is going to give description of the company I work for currently. Within this description I will discuss my job within the company and how it affects managerial accounting. Also explained throughout will be how managerial accounting is used as far as planning and controlling. Lastly I will us some comparisons of other companies and the differences with each other’s managerial accounting. Currently I work for Boeing a company that builds commercial
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of cost in their operations is one of the contributing factors in Southwest Airlines’ financial success. Such low cost model of the corporation is brought about by an effective strategy. Southwest uses only one type of aircraft – the fuel-efficient Boeing 737. This tactic keeps training and maintenance costs down. Moreover‚ the no-frills approach to customer service contributed to the low cost of operations for Southwest. The airline does not serve meals on board‚ and there are no luxurious or first
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