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    Illustrate the meaning of “Sustainable Competitive Advantage”. What was the main strategy adopted by Southwest Airlines that made it successful in the airline industry? Competitive advantage is a position of a company in a competitive landscape that allows the company earning return on investments higher than the cost of investments. Competitive advantage should be relevant‚ unique and sustainable. Therefore sustainable competitive advantage‚ it’s a long-term competitive advantage that a company

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    Executive Summary As Southwest continues expanding‚ it is important that they maintain the low cost structure that has made them so successful historically. As larger and more congested destinations are added to Southwest’s routes‚ they must focus on customer service as the on-time arrivals and other metrics are certain to deteriorate. Additionally‚ in order to protect from volatile fuel prices‚ it would be prudent to expand the fuel-efficiency of the fleet by capitalizing on Boeing’s most

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    Case Study-Southwest Airlines Leadership is one of the four functions that constitute the management process. And it is also one of the most popular management topics. Leadership is the process of inspiring others to work hard to accomplish important tasks. This essay will discuss the visionary and servant leadership and indicate which one is applied to Herb Kelleher and how The visionary leadership describes a leader who brings to the situation a clear and compelling sense of the future and

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    Project Proposal: Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines brings innovation and creativity to an otherwise stable industry. In contrast to competing airlines in the industry‚ the low fares‚ convenience‚ and technologically-innovative methods introduced by Southwest such as early check-in‚ automated boarding passes (user-friendly kiosks) have created customer value‚ leading to customer loyalty. Additionally‚ the company is known for positive recognition and empowerment of employees‚ who are consistently

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    History of the Company Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and was incorporated in 1967. The airline launched its first route in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. By 1975 Southwest went public on the American stock exchange. By 1979‚ the airline was flying outside of Texas to New Orleans and expanded its service to the West Coast in 1982. Beginning in 1990‚ Southwest’s revenues exceeded one billion dollars‚ making it a major airline company. On May

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    Service at Southwest Airlines Kevin Winstead Sullivan University MGT 620 Executive Summary This proposal addresses the needed steps to be taken in order for Southwest Airlines to see continued growth in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines has been able to remain one of the most profitable airlines in the industry for an extended period of time. Even with the hindrance of the 2001 terrorist attacks involving airplanes and the U.S recession of 2008‚ Southwest has continued

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    Case Study Highlights Southwest Airlines case: 1993 (A) Behnam Tirandazi History In my opinion for operating management of a system like this three categories is important: geographic‚ economic and politic. Reason of Geographic category is locations and weather forecasting. The first thing I interested about that is location of Southwest’s corporate offices. It were located at Dallas’s Love Field. Love Field was located six miles from downtown Dallas. All Southwest flights out of Dallas originated

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    tumultuous battle with other Texas-based airlines‚ Southwest Airlines inaugurated its initial flight (Inkpen 2008). As one of the United States’ new low-cost carriers‚ Southwest Airlines predominantly distributed “short haul‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point‚ low-fare service” (Keller 2008) serving “64 cities in 32 states” on the wings of Boeing 737 aircraft (Thompson 2008). In each successive year since 1973 Southwest has turned a profit (Keller 2008). Southwest Airlines “revenues of $9.8 billion‚ operating

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    Southwest History 1966: Rollin King marched into Herb Kelleher’s law office with a plan to start a low-cost/low-fare airline that would shuttle passengers between San Antonio‚ Dallas‚ and Houston. Thought of this idea because businessmen were complaining about the commute. 1967: Kelleher filed papers to incorporate the new airline and submitted an application to the Texas Aeronautics Commission for the new company to serve Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. ------4 year legal and regulatory

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    MARKETING SPOTLIGHT- SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines entered the airline industry in 1971 with little money‚ but lots of personality. Marketing itself as the LUV airline‚ the company featured a bright red heart as its first logo. In the 1970s‚ flight attendants in red-orange hot pants served Love Bites (peanuts) and Love Potions (drinks). With little money for advertising in the early days‚ Southwest relied on its outrageous antics to generate word-of-mouth advertising. Later ads showcased

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