At the onset of the airline industry in the United States‚ major network airlines were the sole providers of air travel. This multifaceted industry was a difficult industry to break into as a consequence of “sophisticated customer segmentation‚ hub-and spoke models and costly information systems for reservations‚ fare wars and intense competition” (Thompson 2008). Shrinkage in airline ticket prices augmented the demand for airline travel. Many markets were simply deserted or over-looked by major
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Southwest Airline in Baltimore Assignment Questions 1. How does Southwest Airline (SWA) compete? What are its advantages relative to other airlines? Draw an influence‚ i.e.‚ cause-and-effect‚ diagram to explain the company’s competitive advantage. 2. The plane turnaround process requires coordination among twelve functional groups at SWA to service‚ in a brief period of time‚ an incoming plane and match it up with its new passengers and baggage for a prompt departure. Please evaluate the plane
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Southwest Airlines: 1993 (A) - Just Plane Smart -SummaryIntroduction: During the summer of 1003‚ the company was about to receive two uncommitted airplanes. The director of schedule planning needed to find a way to put these machines to work and meeting growth objectives without damaging the company’s focus. The main decision should be compliant with the Southwest Airlines’ organizational culture. History: Southwest started in 1971‚ after going through court battles caused by competitors that
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines provides short haul‚ high frequency‚ point-to-point‚ low-fare services to and from 58 cities across the United States. The company is known for its low-cost fares and superior customer service in the airline industry. The company was started in 1971 with a motto still lived by today‚ "If you get your passengers to their destinations when they want to get there‚ on time‚ at the lowest possible fares‚ and make darn sure they have a good time doing it‚ people
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines Co. provides low-fare‚ "no-frills"‚ civil air transportation. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. As of December 31‚ 2005‚ it operated 445 Boeing-737 aircrafts and provided service to 61 cities in 31 states. The company also provides frequent flyer awards to business partners‚ including credit card companies‚ hotels‚ telecommunication companies‚ and car rental agencies. Southwest Airlines is the fifth largest airline company in
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Southwest Airlines‚ yang mulai sebagai maskapai kecil Texas pada tahun 1971‚ telah tumbuh menjadi salah satu maskapai penerbangan terbesar di Amerika Serikat pada tahun 2004. Selama lebih dari tiga decade‚ keuntungan kompetitif Southwest berasal dari model bisnis yang unik dan dibarengi dengan gaya manajemen yang tidak ortodoks‚ terutama mantan CEO Herb Kelleher. Metode negosiasi yang tidak biasa ini adalah alasan utama untuk rekor keuntungan selama 31 tahun berturut-turut. Sejarah Rollin
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Southwest Airlines Case Analysis 1. How does Southwest Airlines increase the customer’s willingness to buy (customer value)? Southwest airline creates customer value by providing an all around pleasant travel experience for its customers. Its ground and flight crew are extremely accommodating and flights are safe and on time. The fares are inexpensive compared to other hub and spoke airlines‚ which are attractive to business travelers during weak economies as well as to other travelers
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Aeronautical University Business Capstone MBAA-635 William Reed February 23‚ 2014 Analysis of Key Strategies When a company creates a strategic plan‚ it should reveal the future direction of the company. The strategic plan should outline the organization’s purpose‚ goals and the methods that will be used to accomplish those goals. The major key components of strategic planning are outlining the company’s vision and mission statements. The vision statement summarizes how the organization wishes to
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Southwest Airlines has been known for is inexpensive flights and upbeat‚ jokester employees since 1971. In 1980‚ Southwest adopted its mission statement as‚ “A dedication of customer service delivered with ‘a sense of warmth‚ friendliness‚ individual price and company spirit”. (Anonymous‚ 2005‚ p. 16). In 1997‚ Southwest Airlines celebrated its 25th anniversary. “The celebration centered around ten philosophical principles‚ such as ‘under promise but over deliver’ and ‘take competition seriously
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Southwest Airline Analysis The goal of this paper is to explain the prominent success of Southwest Airline in the United States through a single case study analysis making use of the McKinsey’s 7-S framework. Developed in the early 1980s at the McKinsey & Company consulting firm by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman‚ this framework looks at 7 internal factors (Structure‚ Strategy‚ Systems‚ Style‚ Staff‚ Skills‚ Super-ordinate goals) which‚ according to its authors‚ need to be aligned for an organization
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