Southwest Airlines Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful airlines in the United States. There has never been layoffs or strikes in the history of the company‚ although there were several times when layoffs could have been justified‚ including the months following the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks. However‚ Southwest’s Mission statement says “Above all‚ Employees will be provided the same concern‚ respect‚ and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share
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Dell SWOT Analysis Strength: one of the best known brands in the world first PC maker to offer next-day‚ on site product service direct to customer business model‚ without distribution retailers uses the latest technology low operating cost because of cutting out retailers and supplies directly to customers each system is built to order to meet each customer’s demands and specifications not a manufacture‚ parts are made by suppliers‚ Dell assembles with relatively cheap
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Q. The low birth rates in Singapore are due mainly to the high costs of living. To what extent is it true? Introduction: Singapore is experiencing a low birth rate that is currently at ~1.29 TFR. This is below the replacement level of 2.1 and has been so for more than three decades (Singapore ’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) increased from 1.20 in 2011 to 1.29 in 2012. This is according to the Population in Brief Report 2013 released by the National Population and Talent Division in the Prime Minister
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TOPIC 1&2 CHAPTER 12. Operation Management Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing‚ designing‚ and controlling the process of and redesigning business operations in the production of goods or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as few resources as needed‚ and effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. It is concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms
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SWOT Analysis of Nestle‚ the popular food brand Based in Switzerland‚ Nestle is the world’s leading health‚ nutrition and wellness based company. It is also the largest food company in terms of revenue. With 447 factories operating in many countries around the world‚ the multinational company employs around 333‚000 people‚ and produces a wide range of products‚ making it one of the most preferred food brands today. Since its formation‚ Nestle has made a number of corporate acquisitions and is also
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http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/13/ethiopia-achieves-development-target-child-mortality. This article talks about the 4th MDG child mortality and how it is being handled in Ethiopia a developing country in Africa. Ethiopia‚ a low-income has achieved the millennium development goal to cut the mortality rate for children under the age of five ahead of the 2015 deadline the World Health Organization (WHO) showed Ethiopia has reduced its child deaths by more than two thirds over
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SWOT Analysis of Toyota We have analyzed Porter’s Five Forces of Toyota and PESTEL Model of Toyota. Thus in this post‚ I will list the SWOT of Toyota. 1. Opportunities -Recovery of auto industry: The automotive industry showed the signs of recovery‚ which is predicted to be gradual. The market will reach a volume of 129.9 million units in 2013 (Durbin‚ and Krisher‚ 2010). This provides positive information to the automotive manufacturers and stimulation to the investors. -Hybrid electric vehicles:
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Southwest Airlines (SWA) has remained the same‚ which is to give customers low-cost‚ point-to-point airfare‚ with excellent customer service. This simple strategy has resulted in SWA posting profits for 30 consecutive years. While other airlines are downsizing‚ SWA is showing slow steady growth. This performance is evident throughout their SEC Filings. First we will look at SWA’s ROI and ROE compared to the rest of the industry. Two thousand and one and 2002 were difficult years for the airline industry
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Strengths: The biggest strength of this company is the uniqueness of the product. Indeed‚ even if the company has a wide range of direct competitors (Skinny Dip‚ Fairy Secrets‚ Element Tree…) is 2 in 1 candle is still an uncommon product. The uniqueness of the product can attract the curiosity of prospect customers and therefore stay ahead of their competitors. The beauty market is a growing market despite the high concentration of companies. Indeed‚ according to Kline1 “sales of the hand and
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favorite airlines operating over 1‚500 flights per day from 51 bases on 1‚500 low fare routes across 28 countries‚ connecting over 168 destinations. Zara and Ryanair have been a great success in their own industry. Both of them are famous in their low cost comparing to its major competitors. This research is going to investigate the position of the two companies and recommendations are made to both companies to further improve their strategic position in the market. Zara SWOT Analysis Strength
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