Industry IT Survey Project For Southwest Airlines Prepared for Rick‚ Turley CIS600: Information Technology and Project Management Prepared by Amr‚ Mutlaq Colorado State University April‚ 17th‚ 2013 Overview Southwest Airlines Co is a major U.S airline and the world’s largest low-cost carrier‚ headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas. It was established in 1967 and adopted its current name in 1971. The airline has more than 46‚000 employees as of August 2012 and operates more than 3‚400
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Jianxin Bi (Bob) 2/26/2012 BUS 500F Professor: Assael Can’t Decide On The IPhone 5? Here’s What It’s Good For:1/25/2013 To rock the bargain boots or go all out for a pair of Uggs? To drink Absolut or indulge in some Grey Goose? To keep the iPhone 4 or splurge on the iPhone 5? It’s no secret that the more enticing retail options tend also to be the pricier ones. So before impulsively buying the latest trends‚ it’s fair to question whether or not item quality substantiates
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Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Case Study “Discussion Format” MGMT 5113 Team 7 Dag Yemenu Sachin Gupta Michelle May Shaun Evans November 22nd 2003 Problem Overview Southwest Airlines has employed unique operational strategies‚ incorporating industry revolutionizing methodologies‚ while developing and sustaining a strong corporate culture that has allowed Southwest Airlines to be profitable for a phenomenal 30 straight years and capture the Airline Industry
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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31‚ 2013 or ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to ________ Commission File No. 1-7259 Southwest Airlines Co. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) TEXAS 74-1563240 (State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) P.O. Box 36611 Dallas‚ Texas 75235-1611 (Address of principal
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Southwest Airlines 2008 Problem Identification: Will Southwest Airlines able to maintain its top position and level of customer satisfaction whilst expanding its business domain? SWOT Listing: Strength: * Attractive fares and marketing strategies. * Point to Point flights. * Best turnaround time compared to its competitors. * First to sell seats through Internet sites. * Positively Outrageous customer service. * Maintained Co-operative labor relations. * They always
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Southwest Airlines Leadership at Southwest has grown the company. The leader has a strong personality and led the company to a great position. Herb Kelleher ’s business decisions and out of the ordinary and have had success beyond belief. Employee empowerment is needed to make any successful company. At Southwest Airlines‚ the empowerment has led the employees to lead themselves. They take pride in the actions. It allows them to get other involved and makes them more successful in the tasks
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Analysis of Southwest Airlines and the Airline Industry in the US Patricia E. Vazquez TABLE OF CONTENT Abstract . . . . . . . . . 03 Introduction . . . . . . . . . 04 A Foundation of “Love Options” . . . . . 04 Southwest Airline’s Strategies . . . . . . 05 Southwest Airline’s Operations . . . . . . 06 Southwest Airline’s Performance . . . . . . 06 Southwest Airline’s Competitors . . . . . . 07 The Airline Industry in the US . . . . . 07 Rivalry‚ Magnify for
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Southwest Airline of the Future Mike Reeder Indiana Wesleyan University June 24‚ 2013 SOUTHWEST AIRLINE OF THE FUTURE Southwest has a strong excellent reputation shown in the Diamond Award that it won this past year in the Air Cargo World’s Air Cargo Excellence (Southwest Among Repeat Winners‚ 2013). Another strength of Southwest is that it has been in business for the last 42 years and made it 36 years in a row with a positive profit
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CSR practiced by Southwest Airlines To build a reputation as a leader in corporate social responsibility‚ companies should focus on strong governance practices‚ positive working conditions‚ and a commitment to supporting the needs of communities and the environment Southwest airlines has consistently been on top‚ in the American companies that are nominated as the best practitioners of CSR in the country. Southwest divides its social responsibility among three principal categories; Community outreach/volunteerism
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SouthWest Airlines: Balancing the Price-Value Equation. 1. Customers seek many benefits when they buy air travel tickets. Most of them look at all of the airline companies‚ and since every single airline tries to differentiate itself this can be hard. The common benefits customers seek are: - Low prices - comfortable place to sit - variety of amenities - attentive customer service SouthWest Airlines has been meeting the benefits customers want in some way. They are number 1 at low prices
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