JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two IS Projects How important is the reservation system at airlines such as West Jet and JetBlue. How does it impact operational activities and decision making? Over the past years‚ it seems customers have heavily relied on airline reservation systems to book their tickets‚ reserve seats‚ pay for the tickets‚ and check-in-online. This has been very convenient for customers to plan their trips. These systems have also allowed the airlines to manage their whole flight
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JETBLUE AIRLINES OCTOBER 2006 JetBlue started their business in a positive approach‚ by ensuring the main elements were in place prior to starting operations. Compared to JetBlue ’s counterparts that started up their airlines in the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s‚ JetBlue began with a highly experienced senior management team‚ dedicated core values‚ and plenty of capital to ride out the low times. JetBlue ’s strengths and opportunities compared to the industry are: Strength & Opportunities:
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“Health care financing is an overriding issue; others include overcoming disparities in access to care‚ improving health literacy‚ meeting the needs of a burgeoning population of older Americans and of the increasing numbers of people living with chronic conditions‚ improving patient safety‚ overcoming workforce shortages‚ and ensuring the appropriate use of technology”(Johnson et al.‚ 2008). In order to achieve the best outcomes‚ patients and families need to be involved in their health care decision
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JetBlue Airlines Strategic Management Case Analysis Introduction to the Company History of the Firm JetBlue was established in 1999‚ and was the third airline start-up for founder and CEO David Neeleman. Neeleman managed to gather $130 million‚ the most ever raised for a start-up airline‚ from investors that included Chase Capital and financier George Soros. With the large start-up capital he purchased new Airbus A320 jets equipped with satellite TV‚ a first in the industry. In 2004 the
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Barger‚ previously president and COO of JetBlue‚ was named the airline’s CEO. JetBlue’s board promoted Barger to the CEO role in the wake of a highly publicized operational crisis in February that led to the cancellation of over 1‚100 JetBlue flights and adversely affected the travel plans of thousands of passengers. Though numerous interviews and meetings during the past day allowed Barger to outline his vision for the airline‚ he realized that he needed to move quickly in implementing that
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Problems at JetBlue On Valentine’s Day 2007‚ a severe winter storm hit the northeastern portion of the United States causing many airlines to cancel many flights that resulted in other airlines to divert other flights to the John F. Kennedy airport in New York. JetBlue Airways decided to wait out the storm and found it impossible and unable to continue flights. JetBlue Airways began receiving irate passengers due to being bumped or routed to New York. As problems progressed‚ passengers found
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On Valentine’s Day 2007‚ JetBlue decided to follow its airline policy to ensure most flights are completed and opted out to canceling flights in hopes the weather would past fast. Instead‚ the weather got worse‚ while many were stranded on flights for hours. JetBlue should have just done a massive cancelation of flights for the day rather than a case by case basis when it was too late. To determine the causes of the failure of JetBlue’s CRM system during the crisis on Valentine’s Day 2007‚ we first
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The ifs School of Finance is a registered charity‚ incorporated by Royal Charter. DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL STUDIES (DIPFS) UNIT 4 – FINANCING THE FUTURE (FTF) Chapter 1 – Budgeting and personal Financial forecasts Worksheet 1 1.1 What is a budget? 1. Carry out Activity 1.1. 2. Read through section 1.1.1 and create your own definition of ‘flexible financial Planning’. 3. Explain the difference between a ‘static’ and a ‘flexible’ financial plan. The difference between static budget and a flexible
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Problems at JetBlue On February 14‚ 2007‚ JetBlue’s lack of preparation and poor management decisions caught up with them. They faced a disastrous turn of events that most businesses anticipate and prepare for. Most businesses plan for worse case scenarios and have contingency plans in place to address those problems should they arise. It is imperative‚ for airlines in particular‚ to have contingency plans and be well prepared in case of any and all emergencies. JetBlue’s operations and policies
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key documents (L/C Letter of Credit ‚ Bill of lading ‚ Draft) constitute a system developed and modified over centuries to protect both importer and exporter from the risk of noncompletion and foreign exchange risk as well as to provide means of financing. Protect against risk of noncompletion Protect against forign exchange risk Finance the trade Key doctuments
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