Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Case Study “Discussion Format” MGMT 5113 Team 7 Dag Yemenu Sachin Gupta Michelle May Shaun Evans November 22nd 2003 Problem Overview Southwest Airlines has employed unique operational strategies‚ incorporating industry revolutionizing methodologies‚ while developing and sustaining a strong corporate culture that has allowed Southwest Airlines to be profitable for a phenomenal 30 straight years and capture the Airline Industry
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Thomas Line Advanced Managerial Finance IPO Paper Spirit Airlines This paper will be about an IPO that was filed by Spirit Airlines for $300 million dollars in September of 2010. According to www.marketwatch.com‚ Spirit Airlines is the first airline to go public in 3 years. The last airline to go public before Spirit was Gulfstream International group in December 2007. Spirit plans to use half or 150 million for cash reserves ‚ working capital‚ and other corporate purposes.
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Airline Crisis Communication Airline crisis communication is very important in saving the reputation of an airline company. The purpose of this presentation is to evaluate the reason why some airline loss their reputations and then make successful strategies in an airline crisis communication In this presentation‚ the definition of airline crisis communication will be given from two aspects‚ the aspect of practical way and the knowledge of the scholars. Then an example of an unsuccessful case
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relating to the Porter’s 5 forces framework that affect the Airline industry. M.Porter’s framework Source http://www.investopedia.com/features/industryhandbook/airline.asp A -Threat of New Entrants is low (=The existence of barriers to entry (patents‚ rights‚ etc.) The airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The main concern for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries‚ due to the
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United Airlines Case United Airlines was founded in 1926‚ which gives the airline nearly 90 years of experience. United faced many challenges throughout its years of operation‚ however the airline has still managed to be relevant and competitive in its industry. Theses challenges include: mergers‚ acquisitions‚ war‚ the Great Depression‚ labor union strikes‚ buyout attempts‚ terrorist attacks‚ bankruptcy‚ and recessions. The Airline deregulation Act of 1978 was the genesis for the airline industry we know
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resources of our airline company? Wisconsin World Flights airline company resources can be divided into two types: tangible and intangible resources. Tangible resources Tangible resources are the assets we have in possession and the products we offer towards our customers. It can be divided into two main part which are physical resources and technological resources. Physical resources Since without aircraft‚ airlines could not function‚ aircraft become a major resource for any airline company. For
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After establishing a unique business model in the airline industry‚ Southwest has had its fair share of imitators. Yet none of these efforts at reproducing the success of Southwest have reached expectations. There are many reasons why imitators of Southwest have struggled so much but one of the biggest is the success of Southwest’s human resource management. Southwest is able to pay its employees less than the other major airlines yet get more production out of them. This is due to Southwest’s family
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Song Airlines Case Song airline was a low cost carrier subsidiary of Delta airlines that started in 2003. It was formed to compete with JetBlue and other low cost airlines for the Florida market. The market environment at the time of the case was extremely difficult with the rising costs of fuel‚ increasing security requirements after 9/11 and customers’ expectations of lower fares. It has forced many big players in the airline industry into bankruptcy. The operational costs which include gate
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Delta Plastics‚ Inc. Delta Plastics‚ is a company that designs and manufactures plastic containers for household and kitchen use. The R&D group working for Delta is constantly thinking of new ways to develop‚ design and produce new plastic materials for the company. The new containers that the R&D group is currently working on are designed to be able to be removed from the oven and immediately stored in the refrigerator if necessary‚ with no wait time to cool. The group will be looking to see
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