impact of not digitizing medical records (to individual physicians‚ hospitals‚ insurers‚ patients)? JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two is Projects How important is the reservation system at airlines such as WestJet and JetBlue? How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Evaluate the key risk factors of the projects to upgrade the reservation systems of WestJet and JetBlue. Classify and describe the problem each airline faced in implanting its new reservation system. What
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earnings and JetBlue CEO‚ David Neeleman said soft demand would impact in the short term. As carriers that primarily are focused on the domestic market‚ JetBlue and Southwest likely would be the hardest hit by downward shifts in domestic demand‚ but also would be the best suited to deal with such changes‚ said Robert Mann‚ an independent airline analyst and principal of R.W. Mann & Co. (ebscohost‚ 2007). It is further stated in the article the reason airlines like Southwest and JetBlue are not affected
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Pfizer and the Challenges of the Global Pharmaceutical Industry Overview and Objectives The Pfizer case provides an introduction to external analysis. The case highlights the pharmaceutical industry‚ which has enjoyed extraordinary long-run profitability. The case also demonstrates how broad changes in broad environmental factors (i.e. demographics‚ technology‚ culture‚ etc.) have an impact on industry competition. The case is not especially complex‚ so it is not overwhelming as a first case
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improve additional capital through a public equity offering. In spite of the company facing the challenges of U.S airline industry following the terrorist attacks of September 2001‚ it still maintains profitability and aggressive growth. Meanwhile‚ JetBlue goes to public to support JetBlue’s growth expectation and on the other hand‚ offset the losses of portfolio from its venture-capital investors. However‚ there was some debate among
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attitudes’’. Rommel’s quote does reveal selective perception biases since they followed their own interest which is‚ money. Q2: Review the section on common biases and error in decision making. For companies such as Nationwide‚ American Airlines‚ and JetBlue that must respond to natural events‚ which of these biases and errors are relevant and why? The first error/bias that is relevant to Nationwide Insurance company is ’’overconfidence bias’’ since they believed too much in their own ability to make
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company‚ wanting to keep a small firm feel‚ no matter the growth potential‚ a strategy was put into place to find what the organization wanted to stand for and what values they wanted to uphold. This began the process of defining the culture of JetBlue. The culture at jet blue is based on 5 core values that are stressed in each area of businesses. These core values include
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They know about great customer service and low price. Gas prices are rising and with the expansion of the e190‚ I believe this flight will help their revenue increase in the future. 2. What future strategic direction would you recommend for JetBlue? Should they continue to support both the e190 and a320 or does one model look more promising than the other? I would recommend the path they are on now. Their customer service is excellent and have different types of airlines. Both airlines
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best job of building customer loyalty? In what ways do they attempt to build long-term relationships with customers?(Timm 14-15) One major corporation that I know of instantly that seems to be doing the best job of building customer loyalty is JetBlue Airlines. I say this from experience and what I have observed the few times I flew on other airlines. First of all they have a loyalty points program that over time can earn you rewards flights‚ as well as sister airlines for overseas trips. They
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1. In what respect does business strategy resemble military strategy? In military strategy‚ business strategy resembles a framework or an approach to obtaining an advantageous position. 2. Refer to Chapter 1’s discussion of different types of information systems. Which types of ISs can gain strategic advantage and which cannot? Why? Maximizing sales and lowering costs are two strategies in information systems that help gain strategic advantage because it helps to maximize its strength
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Week 1 Homework 1. In what respect does business strategy resemble military strategy? Obtaining an advantageous position on the opposition is a tactic that is similar in both business and military strategy. 2. Refer to Chapter 1’s discussion of different types of information systems. Which types of ISs can gain strategic advantage and which cannot? Why? Transaction Processing systems are merely used for recording transactions and thus are not used for gaining strategic advantage. Customer
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