Advantages of hub-and-spoke The following two points are the major advantages that the hub-and-spoke system had initially brought to the airline business; however some disadvantages had been developed later due to changes in external environmental factors. 1. Encouraged the rapid growth in the airline business The hub-and-spoke system since developed after deregulation‚ has allowed a rapid growth in size‚ competition strategy and traffic demand in the airline business. However‚ as suggested by
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Hub and spoke model system I. Hub and Spoke Model: The hub and spoke model is a system which makes transportation much more efficient by greatly simplifying a network of routes. It is extensively used in commercial aviation for both passengers and freight‚ and the model has also been adopted in the technology sector as well. Delta Airlines pioneered the method in 1955‚ but it wasn’t until the 1970s‚ when the FedEx Company took advantage of the concept‚ that the method really took hold
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D CASE NUMBER: GS-01 JANUARY 2001 O LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT N For our business‚ traditional manufacturing is not strategic‚ but world-class supply and demand chain management and product reliability‚ are. - George Foo‚ International Manufacturing Vice President‚ Lucent Technologies1 O As they met in Hong Kong in early 2000‚ George Foo‚ International Manufacturing Vice President for Lucent Technologies‚ and his key staff reviewed with satisfaction
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Prior to 1996‚ Supply Chain Strategy used by lucent technologies was adequate because Asian customers were away from order processing and manufacturing activities. All the orders were placed with AT&T‚ processed in New Jersey and then placed with factory for production in Oklahoma City. From there‚ the parts and subassemblies were shipped to staging center in California. So‚ Shipments to Asian customers were made directly from the United States. Asia was only related with supplying parts along
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Lucent Technologies Evaluate the asset‚ debt‚ and equity structure of Lucent Technologies‚ as well as trends and changes found on the common-size balance sheet. After reading case 2.1 about Lucent Technologies we see that their assets had a big decline from the years 2003 to 2004. The one thing that was good was that Lucent’s inventory holdings where able to rise during those years. In the case Lucent’s current assets of 2003 made up 49.4% of the company’s total assets. But as we see in 2004
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Case analysis on Lucent Technologies: Global Supply Chain Management By‚ ROOPANVI DANDU Lucent Technologies: Global Supply Chain Management Lucent technologies are a manufacturing company that was a part of American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (AT&T) until 1996. Lucent’s main product was the 5ESS switch. The switch was worlds most reliable and widely used switching system. Prior to 1996 the Asian supply chain has not been a high priority. The demand for Asian joint ventures
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Lucent Technologies Caser University of Phoenix Axia College Acc 230 October 3‚ 2010 Lucent Technologies After reviewing the Case Review of Lucent Technologies‚ it was apparent the Lucent Technologies assets suffered a large decline between the years of 2003 and 2004. In 2003 the current assets consisted of 49.4% of their total assets while in 2004 the current asset percentage decreased to 48.5%. After a more close and thorough evaluation‚ it is apparent that the inventory did increase
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“Lucent technologies is a company that designs and delivers the systems‚ software and services that drives the next generation communications networks. They are backed by Bell Labs research and development” (Fraser & Ormiston‚ p 79‚ para 2). “They use their strengths in mobility‚ optical‚ access‚ data and voice networking technologies‚ as well as services‚ to create new revenue generating opportunities. This makes it possible to help them better manage their networks. Their customers include
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Lucent Technologies Case Yulissa T. Ortiz Salgado March 30‚ 2013 Financial Reporting: Peeking Under the Financial Hood Mrs. Darcie Sargent The Lucent Technologies is a company that helps creating new revenue generating opportunities for customers through the communication service. We all know how useful and important communication services have become throughout the years. Lucent Technologies is compounded of three organizations around the products and they are: Integrated Network Solutions
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