CASE STUDY ORLANDO INTERNATION AIRPORT The reason for existence for any organization is the production of goods and services. Therefore‚ operations play a central role in any organizations because it produces goods and services. To better understand the meaning of operations we must examine organizations functions and distinguish the relationship between them. All organizations have marketing‚ accounting & finance and products / services development functions. These functions are known as major
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The smell of jet fuel‚ car exhaust‚ and hot tarmac combine to assault the senses with images of exotic escapes and the kind of freedom that can only come from airports. The recently painted walls of the Orlando International Airport have racks of magazines and brochures proclaiming Florida as the greatest of the American states. Behind the shelves and books there is white paint beginning to crack‚ out of place compared to the rest of the immaculately decorated terminal. In the departure lounge there
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Southwest Airlines is a major airline company operating in the United States. The company was founded in 1967 in Houston‚ Texas by Herb Kelleher and Rollin King. The company’s vision was a low-cost‚ no-frills airline that was safe‚ affordable‚ and fun. Out of that vision‚ and following and arduous inception‚ the company has become one of the largest U.S‚ airlines‚ getting more travelers to their destinations than any other U.S. airline‚ and making a profit while doing it. Southwest Airlines
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Jet Blue Melt Down | February 24 2012 | Technology melt down at Jet Blue | Travis L. McDaniel | Jet Blue technology team The technology department at Jet Blue airlines let down the company during the melt down. There were many areas where if the technology department had been on top of its game this melt down would not have been nearly as bad as it was. These range from simple communications problems to issues with lost bags. The first area where technology let down those
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2.2.2. Administrative Innovation : reservation system There is telecommuting as an option for cost reduction. If the employees’ tasks are analyzed thoroughly‚ there would be duties that could be carried out at home. There is no reason one can’t work at home if he/she could understand the content of the task and its progress. If the whole economic population of American citizens who can work at home does so‚ the research result says that it is not necessary to import even an ounce of crude oil
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I opened the door to enter the Orlando International Airport and my mouth dropped. It was 8 am and the airport was packed with people moving in every direction. There was nowhere to sit or rest. I could hear people yelling‚ cars honking‚ soft music playing‚ etc. (Sensory details) I was surprised that it was this packed‚ and a little irritated since the only reason I picked such an early flight back to Illinois was to avoid long lines at the airport. I could feel my palms sweat as I looked at the
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To begin‚ BlueJay Aviation appears to be a very promising start-up aviation business. The two owners Wren and Brad seem to have a decent background in financial accounting‚ but do not possess all of the knowledge required to make strategic business decisions. The purpose of this business letter is to aid them in their decision making process‚ thus making BlueJay Aviation more profitable. In response to episode six‚ it would appear that obtaining the gift shop could be profitable. From 2008 to 2010
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Delays at Logan Airport 1. A) Delay in minutes per plane: Λ = 50 | Λ = 55 | Λ = 59 | 6.54 minutes | 12.52 minutes | 60.5 minutes | Delay costs: Turboprop: Λ = 50 6.54min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $71.20 Λ = 55 12.52min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $136.31 Λ = 59 60.5min*($352 + 65%load*15passengers*$30.9)/60 = $658.72 Regional jet: Λ = 50 6.54min*($672 + 65%*50passengers*$30.9)/60 = $182.71 Λ = 55 12.52min*($672 + 65%*50passengers*$30.9)/60 = $349
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Meltdown at Jet Blue Sherri Hernandez XBIS/219 February 22‚ 2013 Donna Rosentrater Meltdown at Jet Blue There were many problems going on at Jet Blue when there was a really bad storm on Valentine’s Day in the year of 2007. Many airports had to completely shut down and cancel all of their current flights because the weather had such bad conditions. This was a result of freezing rain and sleet. Many passengers were very irate and angry because their flights were delayed or either cancelled
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Competitor analysis While taking a closer look at the competitors in the European airline market it is visible the there are two main groups of airlines. One group consists airlines with a low cost strategy‚ and the other group are the mainstream carriers. This last group exists of a few companies who have severe problems with the structurally sickness of this industry. Only Lufthansa made a net profit. BA‚ Air France-KLM and Scandinavian Air Systems all made severe losses‚ due to declining traffic
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