Group report Strategic Vision for AirTran Airways? New Strategy for AirTran Airways? (4228 Words) Executive Summary On September 27‚ 2010‚ a merger of AirTran Airways and Southwest Airlines‚ two major low-fare carriers in the U.S‚ was officially announced and lead to a nearly-establishment of a “most competitive low-fare airlines”. The U.S Airlines industry had grown in competitiveness since “the deregulation act” in 1978‚ seeing increasing entry of new carriers into the industry and continuous
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Running Header: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Borislav Belenov‚ Wade Brashear‚ Jamie Clausen‚ Paul Collier‚ Nicole Hagan and Melissa Lein Managerial Finance Chadron State College Professor Steve Stoner May 2009 David Neeleman is the founder of JetBlue Airways‚ which began under the name of “New Air” in 1999. Many JetBlue executives were previously employed by Southwest Airlines‚ a competitor in the area of low cost travel. However‚ Mr. Neeleman’s vision was
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Huffman Trucking Income Statement / Vertical Analysis December 31st‚ 2006 | In Thousands$ | Percent of Net-Sales(Rounded) | | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | Revenues | 879‚944 | 807‚288 | 100% | 100 | | Operating Expenses | | Salaries‚ Wages & Benefits | 353‚739 | 330‚597 | 40% | 41% | Fuel Expense | 217‚363 | 192‚357 | 25% | 24% | Operating Supplies & Expenses | 152‚318 | 136‚319 | 17% | 17% | Purchased Transportation | 89‚957 | 82‚429 | 10% | 10% | Operating Taxes
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When looking at this question‚ let’s first consider what is meant by vertical separation of a firm. Vertical separation of a firm is when that firm sells the good or service they produce through an independent retailer rather than sell its product itself directly to customers which is vertical integration. So when it come to incumbent firms‚ firms in which are already well established and selling within a market would it be better off if that firm is operated as one firm that is integrated or if
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industrial companies reduced their product scope focusing just on their core businesses and outsourcing the rest. Vertical integration is a corporate strategy which the company seeks to acquire control over own inputs or on their output or both. Expansion of activities downstream is referred to as forward integration‚ and expansion upstream is referred to as backward integration. Vertical integration potentially offers many advantages‚ for example it improve supply chain coordination‚ provide more
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“The greater a firm‟s ownership extends over successive stages of the value chain for its product‚ the greater the degree of vertical integration” (Grant‚ 2010‚ pp354). The consumer electronics industry value chain is depicted below: Thus a firm can be said to be vertically integrated if it owns and operates each of these stages of the value chain. The consumer electronics industry has many players who produce goods for purposes such as entertainment‚ communication and work. There are many determinants
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 External Environment Analysis 3 2.1 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis 3 2.2 SWOT Analysis 5 3.0 Marketing Strategy Analysis 6 3.1 Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning 6 3.1.1 Segmentation 6 3.1.2 Targeting 6 3.1.3 Positioning 7 4.0 Strategic Alliances 8 5.0 Sponsorship 9 6.0 Contribution to the Competitive Advantage and its Sustainability 10 6.1 Segmentation‚ Targeting and Positioning 10 6.2 Strategic Alliances and Sponsorship
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MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA FACULTY OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF COMMERCE YEAR 2 UNIT: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN NAME: MARYANN WAMBUI REG NO: BUS-241-088/2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 TITLE: HOW COMPANIES USE BUSINESS SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: KENYA AIRWAYS CASE STUDY DUE DATE: 26th MAY 2013 LECTURER: PIUS WALELA Introduction: An information system refers to an arrangement of people‚ data processes and interfaces interacting to support and improve day-to-day
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Disney’s competitive strategy 1) Vertical integration 2) Strategic alliances 3) Corporate diversification 4) Creative content 5) International strategy Sometimes it’s not worth it to vertically integrate because then you hold all of the risk if an investment goes wrong. My first example of Disney’s strategy is actually the antithesis of vertical integration- outsourcing. The Year: 1991 The Goal: Produce of 3D films to reduce risk in case of failure in the industry The
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Introduction JetBlue Airways Corporation‚ or JetBlue‚ is New York’s Hometown Airline. The airline was‚ incorporated in‚ 1998‚ is a passenger carrier company. The Company operates various kinds of aircrafts‚ including Airbus A321‚ Airbus A320 and Embraer E190‚ providing air transportation services across the United States‚ the Caribbean and Latin America. JetBlue is the sixth largest passenger carrier in the U.S. (ref). The airline’s business model places emphasis on product and culture differentiation
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