BUSINESS PROBLEM-SOLVING CASE JetBlue and WestJet: A Tale of Two IS Projects The time had come for both JetBlue and WestJet to upgrade their reservation systems. Each carrier had started out using a system designed for smaller start-up airlines‚ and both needed more processing power to deal with a far greater volume of customers. They also needed features like the ability to link prices and seat inventories to other airlines with whom they cooperated. Both JetBlue and WestJet contracted with
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Jetblue Case Analysis Jetblue set out to provide its customers with a great airlines experience. Neeleman’s goal was to provide customers with “the types of amenities reserved for the pricier carriers‚ including wider seats ……and 24 channels of in-flight television” ( Case study pg 400) One of Jetblue and Neeleman’s biggest challenges was to keep offering all these amenities while still competing with the big carriers by keeping their prices 50 to 60 percent lower on the same routes. As they grew
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were developed by Ann Rhoades who was the Executive Vice President of People at JetBlue Airways. Ms. Rhoades was very innovative with the development of the new HR policies‚ which up to that time had never been implemented by any other startup airline organization. Along with the strategies‚ policies‚ and practices‚ there were five core values that were also established. These values provided an overarching vision for JetBlue Airways in order to direct all organization activities whether internal or external
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Basic Marketing Concepts – Fong 16/09/13 Company Report: JET BLUE 1. Give examples of need‚ wants‚ and demands that Jetblue customers demonstrate‚ differentiating these three concepts. What are the implications of each for Jetblue’s practices? Jetblue meets customers physical needs by providing unlimited snacks and beverages during their flights‚ they even meet their social needs by providing such great customer service that their customers can feel at home‚ and they even meet their individual
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References: Bodouva N. & Bodouva J. (2004). Case 9: Jetblue airways-adding value. doi: 10.1201/9780203501498.bmatt9 Hitt M.‚ Ireland R.‚ & Hoskisson R Helbig‚ Dian. (2007). What does value add mean? Retrieved from http://www.sideroad.com/Sales_Techniques/value-add-sales.html Holloway S Johnson W. & Weinstein
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JetBlue Airways: Starting From Scratch Troy Thorpe WGU JetBlue Airways: Starting from Scratch Before David Neeleman’s non-compete agreement with Southwest Airlines expired‚ he envisioned the concept of starting a low-fare airline that would combine common sense‚ innovation‚ and technology and bring the humanity back into air travel (Gittel & O’Reilly‚ 2001). In 1998‚ JetBlue was born. In order for David to fulfill his goal of a “do-it-right” kind of airline‚ he needed to recruit superior industry
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1 Analysis: Financial Analysis- JetBlue‚ despite the hard times facing the airline industry‚ is doing well in comparison to its competitors. It is a much smaller company earning as much as $18 million less than its competitors in operating revenues (American had the most at 20‚657 million and JetBlue had 1‚701 million). However‚ with that being said‚ it is the only leading airline to show an operating profit besides Southwest. Does this mean JetBlue was successful? Along with all of its
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PAU/LBS/2011/10/024 FINANCE - 2 EXAM ANALYSIS OF JET BLUE CASE: PREPARING FOR FINANCING SYNOPSIS OF THE CASE JetBlue Airways Corporation was formed in August 1998 as a low-fare‚ low-cost but high service passenger airline serving select United States market. JetBlue’s operations strategy was designed to achieve a low cost‚ whilst offering customers a pleasing and differentiated flying experience. JetBlue has had a successful business model and strong financial results during that period‚ and performed well
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JetBlue Hits Turbulence Case Study 1. What types of information systems and business functions are described in this case? The information systems that were described in this case were as follows: -Transaction processing system (TPS). Automated key processes such as; ticket sales‚ baggage handling‚ and reservation system. -Management information system (MIS). The system used for managing planes‚ crews and scheduling was run by an outside contractor. -Communication System was in place but
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Week 8 Case Study – JetBlue Man Hon Chan 22002960 Introduction An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the initial stage of shares offering to the public market for subscriptions by a company to raise capital for the purpose of expansion. It is considered as a big issue for companies as an IPO does not necessary guarantee the success of a company as it is merely a tool of raising capital while its costs of issuance and consecutive monitoring costs (due to diluted shareholdings of the
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