Table of Contents Introduction 5 Step 1: Identification of the main problem 5 1.1 Summary 5 1.2The strategic development of Ryanair 6 1.3 The main problem and resulting questions 8 Step 2: Gathering the facts 9 2.1 Environment 9 2.1.1. Macro environment 9 2.1.2 Meso environment 11 2.2 Strategic capabilities 13 2.3 Competitive strategy 14 2.3.1 Robustness 14 2.3.2 Cost efficiency 15 2.4 Economical information 16 2.5 Expectations and purposes 18 2.5.1 Stakeholders 18 2.6 Overview derived facts: SWOT
Premium Strategic management Airline
MGT 472; Strategic Mgt. Ryanair Case Study 1.) What are the characteristics of the European aviation environment at the time of the case? (20 points) When Ryanair was established in April of 1986‚ there were many factors to consider in order to properly assess their current environment. In order to attain a firm grasp of their current atmosphere‚ we must delve deeply into its external‚ general‚ industrial‚ and competitive facets. European aviation at the time was dealing with different
Premium Airline Aer Lingus European Union
focused on a S.W.A.T. analysis on Ryanair‚ was fully based on internet web sites. For full information‚ refer to the bibliography at the end of he report. 3. Findings 3.1 Strengths a. Leadership in the low-cost sector • “Ryanair was Europe’s original low fares airline and is still Europe’s largest low fares carrier. Currently the company carries over 35m. passengers on 325 low fare routes across 21 European countries”( Ryanair). As a matter of fact Ryanair is currently the largest low-cost company
Premium Low-cost carrier Airline Customer service
Nova School of Business and Economics 2012/2013 DOGFIGHT OVER EUROPE: RYANAIR Case Study This set of questions refers to Version (A): 1. Which kind of customers was Ryanair trying to attract when‚ in 1999‚ Michael O’Leary took charge of the firm? Those with a low price elasticity of demand or those with a high price elasticity of demand? Explain. Considering that we are talking about the same product‚ in an industry with many firms‚ where producers and consumers know all quoted prices
Premium Price elasticity of demand Airline Economics
Ryanair Marketing Mix Product or Service. - Low cost‚ no frills air travel to European destinations. - No free food or drink onboard. You buy them onboard‚ or you don’t. You can take your own food and drink. - The company has deals with Hertz car rental‚ and a number of hotel businesses‚ phone cards and bus tickets. Ryanair takes a commission on ’up selling’. About 16% of profit is made this way. Price - Ryanair has low fares. -70% of seats are sold at the lowest two fares. 30% of seats
Premium Advertising Airline Marketing
Individual report (20%): What are the strategic choices for Ryanair? a) The choice of business positioning relative to competitors. b) The choice of strategic directions to pursue. c) Evaluate the reactions of key stakeholders regarding the strategy of Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus. -The business report should be précised. - Length is 2‚000 words (1‚800 to 2‚200) plus 10% deviation. Too brief or too long will be penalized. You need to indicate the words count at the front page of your report.
Premium Aer Lingus Strategic management Reference
do you expect Aer Lingus and British Airways to respond? There could be 4 ways to respond: 1. Start price war with Ryanair by immediately reducing AL and BA prices: unsustainable due to high overheads. 2. Gradual cost cutting (staff reduction‚ less customer service‚ less perks‚ lower quality travel‚ outsourcing of services‚ etc.) to bring pricing structure in line with Ryanair: without losing core competence‚ brand value and profit at bigger stage where they are now profitable. However subsidizing
Premium Low-cost carrier Airline Costs
Assignment Ryanair Case 1-What is your assessment of Ryanair’s launch strategy? - Will it be successful? Or is it fatally flawed? Why? - Does Ryanair’s strategy give it a competitive advantage over the rivals? 2- How do you expect Aer Lingus and British Airways to respond? Why? - Focus on competitor analyses of Aer Lingus and British Airways. What does Aer Lingus want to achieve? What does British Airways want to achieve? - What are the reasons to expect vigorous retaliation from Aer Lingus
Premium Aer Lingus
Sun Yat-Sen University Strategic Management Professor: Richard Lihua Individual Reflection Date:April 13‚ 2013 Student: Wu Yanfei (12211208) 1 目录 1. Knowledge Reflection ........................................................................ 3 2. Individual Experiences on Strategic Management Reflection ............. 6 3. Future Expectations ........................................................................... 7 2 1. Knowledge Reflection Strategic Management is the
Premium Strategic management
MMN220511 Shaishav Kharwar (Mat No: 200813679) Course work 1 Resit Report on RYANAIR Module Leader Dr.Colin Combe Introduction The company chosen in this report is Ryanair in the airline industry. Ryanair is a low cost budget airline travelling across 1600 routes from 57 bases connecting 180 destinations in 29 different countries (Ryanair.com). Ryanair first started its operations in 1985 between Ireland and London. The first year it commuted around 5000 customers
Premium Low-cost carrier Airline Southwest Airlines