Cathay Pacific Case Analysis 10/25/2007 Cathay Pacific (CP) is an interesting case because it is an example of a company attempting to work in isolation‚ vertically integrated and developing all their needs themselves. Truth is however; in today’s interconnected economy a company working independently simply can not compete. The world has become too dynamic and contains too many other companies developing better solutions to rely solely on one’s internal organization. Cathay eventually
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General Environment Analysis of Cathay Pacific Airways Cathay Pacific is the flag carrier of Hong Kong‚ with its head office and main hub located at Hong Kong International Airport. Then‚ what are the effects of the six factors on the Cathay Pacific Airway’s performances in this society - Hong Kong? I will analyse them one by one. Demographic √ Hong Kong’s population is 7.03 million. About 95% of the people of Hong Kong are of Chinese descent‚ the majority of whom are Taishanese‚ Chiu Chow
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Analysis of Cathay Pacific Airlines General Environment Cathay Pacific was established in 1946 and is now the largest airline company in Hong Kong. It operates both passenger services and cargo services and operates in more than 30 countries throughout Asia‚ the Pacific‚ the Middle East‚ Africa‚ Europe and North America to more than 80 destinations. From Hong Kong‚ where its headquarter is based‚ Cathay operates 36 of their destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Therefore the general environment
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groups such as internal and external forces. In the Cathay Pacific Airway case‚ the internal forces can be considered as its human resource management‚ since the labor cost is its main concern. In addition‚ government policies‚ competitors and customer satisfaction will be considered as its external forces. Internal forces: Cathay Pacific is currently paying extremely high salaries to its employees. This situation not only causing Cathay Pacific to lose profits but also become one of their disadvantage
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The Value Chain The term ‘Value Chain’ was used by Michael Porter in his book "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining superior Performance" (1985). The value chain analysis describes the activities the organi- zation performs and links them to the organizations competitive position. Value chain analysis describes the activities within and around an organization‚ and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the organization. Therefore‚ it evaluates which value each
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Int. J. Management and Enterprise Development‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 3‚ 2006 Porter’s value chain model for assessing the impact of the internet for environmental gains Nazim U. Ahmed and Sushil K. Sharma* Department of Information Systems and Operations Management Ball State University Muncie‚ IN 47306‚ USA E-mail: nahmed@bsu.edu E-mail: ssharma@bsu.edu
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2.5 Financial Analysis 2.6 External Influences 3.0 Evaluation 4.0 Cathay Pacific vs. British Airways 6.0 References Abstract CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD. Address: Cathay Pacific City‚ 8 Scenic Road‚ Hong Kong International Airport‚ Hong Kong. Website: www.cathaypacific.com The following report‚ comprising of secondary research found from numerous different sources will address the organisational profile of the Hong Kong based airline‚ Cathay Pacific. An organisational
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REDUCING THE REVENUE LOSS TO CATAHAY PACIFIC DUE TO UNOCCUPIED SEATS INTRODUCTION: It is very important for any airliner to fill all the seats in order to generate revenue. But most of the times‚ it is found that some airliners operate with few empty seats. There are many situations where a lot of passengers end up getting an empty seat next to them. Those passengers are lucky enough to have a luxury of using the unoccupied seat but airliners are facing a huge revenue loss due to vacant seats in
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Table of Content Introduction Analysis of Problems Problem 1 Causes People Management Problems Impacts to organizational performance Problem 2 Causes People Management Problems Impacts to organizational performance Recommendations Alternative solutions for problem 1 Alternative solutions for problem 2 Conclusion References INTRODUCTION Background Information Cathay Pacific Airways Limited‚ which is managed by the Swire Group‚ is the largest airline and flag carrier of Hong Kong. The
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Marta Encarnacao k1066116 ENCARNACAO K1066116 Marta Encarnacao k1066116 ENCARNACAO K1066116 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CATHAY PACIFIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CATHAY PACIFIC JUNE 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 THE TRANSFORMATIONAL MODEL…………………………………………………………………………………………………….4 ON-LINE CHECK-IN……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 CHECK-IN AT THE AIRPORT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 BAGGAGE HAN
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