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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SWOT ANALYSIS The SWOT analysis is an assessment of the organization’s internal resources and abilities and the external environment’s opportunities and threats. In order to identify a strategic niche that the organization might exploit‚ it is needed to analyze the SWOT of Garuda Indonesia. 1. STRENGTH Internally‚ Garuda Indonesia has some strength‚ such as: Good services‚ it was proved by three awards that have been received. ICSA Award in 2001 (Indonesian Customer Satisfaction Award) in the
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Southwest Airlines’ Seven Secrets for Success What’s the airline-industry jargon for unconventional wisdom? Southwest Airlines. By some estimates‚ the country’s major carriers have consumed perhaps $100 billion in capital during the past decade‚ but Southwest Airlines continues to be profitable. It’s been in the black for 33 consecutive years and‚ last week‚ for the 127th consecutive quarter‚ it paid a modest dividend. Its balance sheet‚ with about $3 billion in cash on hand and $600 million
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1. What role has leadership played in the success of Southwest Airlines? In an era where all the major players in the U.S. airline industry experienced problems‚ only Southwest Airlines remained profitable throughout that period. This amazing and continued success is attributed to its great leader Herb Kelleher. He has been a very successful leader who knows the employees and marketplace well and can effectively take action for the success of the organization. He applies flexibly to the growth
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Comcast NBC Universal SWOT Analysis and Discussion Comcast is the largest cable television company and largest internet service provider by a large margin. They pull in almost 75 billion dollars in revenue annually‚ serve over 22 million customers‚ yet have still managed to win the world’s worst company twice in a row. There is no denying Comcast’s ability to make money and pull in customers but with a closer look on their internal strengths and weaknesses along with the external movement of the
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Value-Chain Analysis to Identify Resources and Capabilities at Under Armour The resource-based view (RBV) of a firm lies primarily in the application of bundle of valuable interchangeable and intangible or tangible resources at the firm’s disposal. For a firm to transform a short-run competitive advantage into a sustained competitive advantage requires these resources be heterogeneous and immobile. This is perhaps the biggest struggle Under Armour faces – the challenge of maintaining a differentiated
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Apple Company SW Analysis Abstract This paper will attempt to identify the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ of the Apple Company; a multimillion dollar technological company. There are several aspects of the Apple Company that makes it strong in the industry however there are also areas of weakness that makes the company vulnerable to its competition. This paper will outline the company’s strengths and how it dominates in this ever changing technological world. At the same time this paper will outline the
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When the airline industry getting mentioned negative thoughts and emotions rush to peoples’ mind. 9/11 was not too long ago causing a huge drop in revenues and putting many large companies to the brink of bankruptcy. High ticket prices as well as a plethora of additional fees continue to plague frequent air travelers. However amongst all the chaos and disarray‚ one company continued to show profits and wow its customers. Every year since 1973 Southwest Airlines has continued to be profitable where
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1. In my opinion‚ Southwest should not save low-numbered boarding cards for its most frequent fliers. First of all‚ that would go against the idea of having simplicity in its operations systems. If Southwest reserved their low number boarding cards for its most frequent fliers‚ the airline would run into complications with customer seating preferences or disagreements. This would cause the established simple system of Southwest to be ineffective if certain exceptions would be made for frequent fliers
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Southwest Airlines Business Operations Southwest Airlines continues growth during challenging times with no its low price‚ no frills and good customer satisfaction‚ setting themselves apart from the competition. Organizational change is part of the culture that successfully allows Southwest Airlines to set itself apart. The airline industry is subject to external forces such as fuel prices‚ labor costs‚ passenger economic status‚ and public perception. Southwest Airlines has developed a successful
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