Fuel Hedging in the Airline Industry: The Case of Southwest Airlines By Dave Carter a‚ Dan Rogers b‚ and Betty Simkins c a College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater‚ OK 74078-4011‚ Phone: (405) 744-5104‚ Email: dcarter@okstate.edu b School of Business Administration‚ Portland State University‚ Portland‚ OR 97207-0751‚ Phone: (503) 725-3790‚ Email: danr@sba.pdx.edu c CONTACT AUTHOR: College of Business Administration‚ Oklahoma State University‚ Stillwater
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Airline industry value chain Inbound logistics Primary activites Stock control airlines must store and handle fuel‚ food‚ and drinks. Stock is managed to ensure reductions in stock turnover‚ thus reducing costs and wastage. Route selection airlines must choose their flight routes. These will be selected upon desired routes‚ and deals negotiated with the airports. Airports are selected for their prime location‚ to allow consumers to get to their desired location. This then entails the
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Dynamic Pricing in the Airline Industry R. Preston McAfee and Vera te Velde California Institute of Technology Abstract: Dynamic price discrimination adjusts prices based on the option value of future sales‚ which varies with time and units available. This paper surveys the theoretical literature on dynamic price discrimination‚ and confronts the theories with new data from airline pricing behavior. Correspondence to: R. Preston McAfee‚ 100 Baxter Hall‚ California Institute of Technology‚
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second largest economy of the New York City. Immigration has had a strong impact over the Queens economy. Culturally this is the diverse populated borough of New York where around half of the population is consisting of foreign born residents. The airline industry is a major factor of the borough economy and is a main employer in the neighborhoods around JFK and LaGuardia airports. Health care and social assistance employment is also playing important role in Queens’s economy. Queens County has out-performed
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Industry Classification United Technologies Corporation (UTX) has 5 different major segments. These five segments can be broken down into three major industries. Pratt & Whitney‚ Hamilton Sundstrand‚ and Sikorsky Helicopters can be classified as Aerospace/Defense (AEROD). Carrier can be grouped in the Heating & Air Conditioning Equipment Manufacturing Industry (HVAC). The Otis segment belongs to the Elevator‚ Millwright & Machine Rigging Contractors Industry. The company as a whole
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The Prisoners’ Dilemma in the airplane industry Games of Strategy Home Assignment Tamás Seres Introduction 3 The Prisoners’ Dilemma 3 An Oligopolistic market: 5 The Case Study 6 Conclusion 8 References: 8 Introduction In today’s world the Prisoners’ Dilemma is a common phenomenon in business‚ politics and in social life as well. This paper will analyze a real life example. It will describe the airplane manufacturing industry and their two giant manufacturers: Airbus
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CALIZAR‚ Kyla Marielle C. January 20‚ 2015 QLTY MGT/BBM1010 Prof. Glenda Sin CASE STUDY Scott’s Fitness Center Problem Statement The house of quality for Scott’s Fitness Center was partially completed. Examine the relationships in the roof of the House of Quality. Root cause of the problem The root cause
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Abstract In this paper I will be analyzing the airline industry using Porter’s Five Forces. Porter’s Five Forces is a business management tool that allows firms to possess a clearer perception of the forces that shape the competitive environment of an industry‚ and to better understand what these forces indicate about profitability with regard to the microenvironment. The forces include Competitors‚ Threat of Entry‚ Substitutes‚ Suppliers‚ and Customers. When firms are able to widen their conception
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Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 proved to be the ultimate trigger of the battle. The US was reportedly unsuccessful in inventing an airplane model of it’s own during the war‚ but still the battle –presented its underdeveloped airplane industry with the basic momentum‚ alongside groundwork to stabilize from. World War I (WWI) Even though the war started in Europe‚ it eventually spread to almost every corner of the world. The era that preceded the conflict involved intricate diplomatic
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An industry is a creature of its environment. Its very survival and all of its perspectives‚ resources‚ problems‚ and opportunities are generated & conditioned by the environment. Thus it is important for an industry to monitor the relevant changes taking place in its environment and formulate strategies to adapt to these changes. The overall environment of the Airlines Industry in the USA as found in this case‚ could be described as that of bitter rivalry. The hostility between competitors were
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