SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Presented by: Allan Abutin Rick Boone Peter Bond Bethany Lam Phuong Nguyen A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines has been serving its customers since 1971 and has focused its business on convenience‚ customer service and low-cost flights. From the outset‚ the two founders were dedicated to success and the company has taken many steps since then to accomplish this. Through the use of technology‚ strategic placement of travel routes and keeping the business person
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Illustrate the meaning of “Sustainable Competitive Advantage”. What was the main strategy adopted by Southwest Airlines that made it successful in the airline industry? Competitive advantage is a position of a company in a competitive landscape that allows the company earning return on investments higher than the cost of investments. Competitive advantage should be relevant‚ unique and sustainable. Therefore sustainable competitive advantage‚ it’s a long-term competitive advantage that a company
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MTV Case- SWOT Analysis Strengths Because of MTV’s connection to popular culture‚ it attracts the young adult population‚ who are some of the strongest money spenders‚ to be their number one demographic of viewers. It is effortless for young adults to be loyal to MTV because it shows them what they want‚ such as coverage on music‚ lifestyle‚ fashion‚ and film. Having the loyalty of the young adult population is very important to MTV’s success because this demographic is typically known for
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paint‚ lumber and nursery products. Lowe’s has hundreds of thousands of products available by Special Order – offering everything customers need to build‚ maintain‚ beautify and enjoy their homes. Lowe ’s operates more than 1‚745 stores in the United States‚ Canada and Mexico.” The first organization strength is “Established presence and efficient merchandising” This is strength because Lowe’s has been in business for 66 years and is the second largest home-improvement company in the world. Every
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carry out an analysis of the market in w hich the product or service will be offered. This will provide details of the needs of the market so that the product or service can be targeted at the correct market and in the correct way. Figure 3.2.1 shows the overall marketing planning process. To understand the market‚ we use a SWOT analysis. The extensive marketing audit - comprising both internal and external analysis - will enable the particular company to put together a SWOT analysis for the business
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Southwest Airlines: SWOT Analysis Mollika Thaing‚ Khoa Tran‚ Tonielia Thomas‚ Hiwot Tesfaye‚ Kai Spear Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior Professor Leon Prieto 11/18/2013 Southwest Airlines’ Description Southwest Airlines was introduced in Texas on June 18‚ 1971 with three Boeing 737 airplanes and only serving three cities of Texas which included Houston‚ Dallas and San Antonio. The company came a long way since 1971; today Southwest Airlines has 537 Boeing 737 airplanes and serving 68
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Analysis of profitability‚ liquidity and performance The profit of a business is the difference between its revenues and its costs. It is important to consider two main types of profit: 1. Gross profit - this is calculated by deducting the cost of sales of a business from its sales revenue (turnover). 2. Operating profit - is calculated by then taking away overhead expenses from gross profit. Given the above figures it is possible to analyse the profitability of Better Hotels Plc in the two
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McDonald FROM: Shawn He RE: Bank of America: Mobile Banking DATE: November 18th Expand app to include other product lines Expand current app to include basic credit card and mortgage functions to increase market share of expanding mobile transaction market and shift customer activity to cost-effective channels. BOA’s entrance into local mobile payment and person-to-person P2P mobile shopping market (tap a large and growing market that currently lacks the regulation of banks and “added security”.
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Service at Southwest Airlines Kevin Winstead Sullivan University MGT 620 Executive Summary This proposal addresses the needed steps to be taken in order for Southwest Airlines to see continued growth in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines has been able to remain one of the most profitable airlines in the industry for an extended period of time. Even with the hindrance of the 2001 terrorist attacks involving airplanes and the U.S recession of 2008‚ Southwest has continued
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Southwest Airlines Case Study 1. Southwest Airlines was successful for many reasons‚ including low airfare cost‚ “quick turns” ‚ and “spider web” system. But‚ probably most important was their Corporate Culture of putting their employees first and really taking care of them. Southwest believes by doing this makes their employees happy and in turn‚ they will take care of them….. and ultimately that means repeat business. 2. Southwest’s quick turns allowed for them to have twice the industry
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