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    Marketing Excellence Case Study on Southwest Airlines at the end of Chapter 14 and respond to these questions. Your post must be 200 words or more. Please research your original responses to these questions and cite your sources according to APA.  1. Southwest has mastered the low-price model and has the financial results to prove it. Why don’t the other airlines copy Southwest’s model? 2. What risks does Southwest face? Can it continue to thrive as a low- cost airline when tough economic times hit?

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    Introduction: Southwest Airlines path towards earning the right to fly was a long and stressful process for everyone involved. However‚ the staff’s ability to overcome all odds truly began the formation of Southwest’s distinct character‚ which makes the company so successful today. Founders Rollin King and Herb Kelleher who founded the company in 1967‚ among others were attacked by Texas airlines such as Braniff‚ and Continental‚ claiming the market was already saturated. After three years of

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    Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics John Divler Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on June 14‚ 2010‚ for Mr. Bergeen’s Microeconomics course at Rasmen College by John Divler. Southwest Airlines and Microeconomics Southwest Airlines was created in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas‚ TX. Southwest offers flights to their passengers to get them to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fare. The advantage that Southwest

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    Tommy Johnson Chapter 13 is titled “Scheduling Operations” and it is mainly about scheduling decisions for batch operations and how they deal with the allocation of scarce resources to jobs‚ activities‚ tasks‚ or customers. “Scheduling results in a time-phased plan‚ or schedule‚ of activities. The schedule indicates what is to be done‚ when‚ by whom‚ and with what equipment. Scheduling should be clearly differentiated from aggregate planning” (Schroeder‚ pg. 293). Chapter 14 is titled “Project

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    Southwest Airlines‚ Key Facts: Niche strategy. Concept: • Concentrate in underutilized airports • 1 type of aircraft – fuel-efficient 737 (1994 – more that 200 planes) • Frequent‚ on-time departures • Low cost fares‚ only 2 types of fares per root • No seats assigned‚ no meals • Point-to-point roots • Higher equipment initialization‚ shorter turn-around times Competitive advantage: • Cost structure • "The workforce is dedicated to the company. They’re Moonies basically. That’s the way

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    The following questions pertain to the Ten Southwest Practices for Building High Performance Relationships. With regard to questions 1 - 4 please explain what they mean to you within a service management focused organization. 1. "Lead with Credibility and Caring"? Many believe that leadership is related to an individual’s level or position within a company; many people refer to the leadership of an organization as embodying the individuals who hold executive positions. However‚ most executives

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    SOUTWEST AIRLINES ANALYSIS The U.S. airline industry has proven to be one of the least profitable in the entire world. It has been plagued by fierce competition and destructive price wars‚ extraordinary fixed costs‚ and heated labor relations. Despite these numerous challenges‚ Southwest Airlines has been able to stand out from the competition and has established itself as one of the only consistently profitable airlines‚ with a record of twenty-one straight profitable years and stock earnings

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    Marcio Cesar dos Santos Southwest Airlines 1) CQ: What are the key motivational strategies used by Southwest? Investing in People: As argued by Ann Rodes‚ Southwest’s competitive advantage come from people‚ so they has invested time and money to build a cohesively team work‚ developing in each one a strong sense of esteem and self-actualization. “Recognizing that our people are the competitive advantage‚ we deliver the resources and services to prepare our people to be winners‚ to support

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    http://www.southwest.com Employees: 34‚901 Employee growth: 0.5% Southwest Airlines will fly any plane‚ as long as it’s a Boeing 737‚ and let passengers sit anywhere they like‚ as long as they get there first. Sticking with what has worked‚ Southwest has expanded its low-cost‚ no-frills‚ no-reserved-seats approach to air travel throughout the US to serve almost 70 cities in some 37 states. Now among the leading US airlinesSouthwest still stands as an inspiration for scrappy low-fare upstarts the

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    Part 5 Question 2: How would you characterize the leadership of Walmart founder Sam Walton? The leadership of Walmart is Authentic Leadership which refers to individuals who know and understand themselves‚ who espouse and act consistent with higher order ethical values‚ and who empower and inspire others with their openness and authenticity. There are 5 key characteristics of authentic leaders‚ which are: (i) Authentic leaders pursue their purpose with passion‚ (ii) Authentic leaders practice solid

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