You see it everywhere in magazine articles and advertisements‚ but what exactly is a core competence? At its simplest‚ a core competence is a unique capability that affords some type of competitive advantage. It corresponds to a business process‚ and involves underlying skills‚ functions‚ systems and knowledge. To determine if something is of core competence‚ one must ask‚ "Does this ’thing’ give the company a unique advantage over its competitors and help make the company profitable"? Capabilities
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Southwest Airlines: In a Different World”‚ Analyzing Southwest Airlines’ organizations harmony is very challenging. Using the Mckinsey 7S Framework will make this process easier. The Mckinsey 7S Framework is made up of hard elements and soft elements. The hard elements consist of strategy‚ structure‚ and systems. These are elements in the organization that can not be changed easily. The soft elements consist of shared values‚ skills‚ style‚ and staff. These are elements that can be changed
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English only July 2007 PRIVATIZATION AND RE-NATIONALIZATION OF MALAYSIA AIRLINES (Submitted by the ICAO Secretariat) 1. BACKGROUND Malaysia Airlines (MAS) was incorporated as Malaysia’s flag carrier in 1971 following the breakdown of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines partnership. Since then‚ MAS has continued to expand its network and fleet. By mid-1980s‚ MAS had a total of about 60 domestic and international destinations in its network and a fleet of over 35 aircraft. However‚ MAS’s balance
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REGIONAL AIRLINES Regional Airlines está estableciendo un nuevo sistema telefónico para manejar las reservaciones de los vuelos. Durante el periodo de 10:00 A.M. a 11:00 A.M.‚ las llamadas al agente de reservaciones ocurren en forma aleatoria a un promedio de una llamada cada 3.75 minutos. Los datos históricos del tiempo de servicio muestran que un agente de reservaciones pasa un promedio de tres minutos con cada cliente. Las suposiciones del modelo de línea de espera de llegadas de Poisson y
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Case: Porter Airlines Group: Issues: The issues facing Porter Airlines are whether or not the existing business model will remain valid during ongoing operations. The company needs to plan their expansion strategy and decide on how aggressively it can enter competitive markets. Analysis: Porter Airlines competitive position lies in its dominant position at YTZ as it is close to downtown Toronto‚ and is very attractive and attracts a higher yields ($/RPM – revenue per passenger mile).
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9-803-133 REV: MARCH 11‚ 2003 JAMES L. HESKETT Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Amid Crippled Rivals‚ Southwest Again Tries To Spread Its Wings; Low-Fare Airline Maintains Service‚ Mulls Expansion In Risky Bid for Traffic — Front Page Headline‚ The Wall Street Journal‚ October 11‚ 2001 The Age of “Wal-Mart” Airlines Crunches the Biggest Carriers; Low-Cost Rivals Win Converts As Business Travelers Seek Alternatives to Lofty Fares — Front Page Headline‚ The Wall Street Journal
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smaller team. Once the strategic direction of the business is set‚ the team needs to be shaped to implement the plan. * Cost Containment Initiative: Focus on cost reductions‚ quality improvements and increasing revenues. The focal point is the core business processes and indentifying opportunities to operate more efficiently while increasing revenues. Q2: * Employee involvement in the decision making processes. * Employees were able to express their grievance by
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Continental Airlines Memo To: Lawrence Kellner From: Date: Re: The purpose of this memorandum is to address the profitability issues at Continental Airlines and to estimate the costs for 2009 to forecast the future outlook of the company. To address these issues‚ I used regression analysis to observe what effect the 11% reduction in flying capacity would have on the firm’s future operating costs. I also used the results from the regression analysis to verify the costs that‚ if reduced
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Gate Turnaround at Southwest Airlines Video Case Study Southwest Airlines was started in 1971 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Their idea was simple. If they could take airline passengers where they want to go‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible price; all while having fun doing it‚ then people would love to fly on their airline. As a result of this‚ no other airline in the industry’s history has enjoyed the customer loyalty and extended profitability which Southwest
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Airline Business Plan Development: How to Start an Airline Thursday 15th March 2012 Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS) Al Bateen Executive Airport‚ Abu Dhabi‚ UAE Hosted & Sponsored by In Association with Media Partners © Copyright 2012 Aeropodium. All rights reserved. WORKSHOP AGENDA 8.30 Registration & Networking Coffee 9.00 Opening Remarks from the Moderator Dr. John Wensveen‚ President & CEO‚ Airline Visions 09.10 How to Start an Airline Introduction to the Airline Industry Generic
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