1 CAPACITY UTILIZATION IN INDIAN AIRLINES Danish A. Hashim* Sir Ratan Tata Fellow Institute of Economic Growth Delhi. 110 007. INDIA. E-mail: danish_hashim@yahoo.com April 2003 Abstract The financial performance of the state -owned Indian Airlines has deteriorated since 1989- 90. The main reasons cited for the poor financial performance of Indian Airlines include: rising fuel prices‚ excess staff‚ serving uneconomic routes and increasing expenses on insurance. However‚ low capacity utilization
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NATIONAL LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT (Provide services to expedite premium freight to its customers!) Introduction: In less than two decades National Logistics Management has already become one of the most successful and fast growing logistics companies of the USA. Despite increasing competition in logistics‚ NLM continues to adapt itself to the changing environment. Suffice to state just one fact: two years in a row ( in 2004 and 2005 respectively) - two reputable and well-known magazines- Inc. magazine
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B.S. Sahay Professor of Operations Management Chairman‚ Centre for Supply Chain Management SCM Centre for Supply Chain Management Management Development Institute Gurgaon‚ India Agenda for the Session • • • • • • SCM Some Facts Business Challenges Why 3PL in India? 3PL Practices in India Conclusions and Recommendations What should be done? Financial Improvements Percent Improvement 13.5% 12.3% 9.2% 10.5% 10.0% 10.0% 15.0% Financial Indicator Improvement in Sales Revenue Working Capital Improvement
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An Economic Analysis of the Airline Industry The history of the modern United States airline industry can be traced to the Boeing Company’s introduction of the 707 jet model in 1952 (The Airline Monitor‚ 2005). The earliest airline companies actually formed in the days of the propeller-driven craft when passenger capacity was limited to relatively small airplanes. Shortly after the successful introduction of Boeing’s 707‚ passenger traffic increased to the point that trains and ships quickly
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Prior to 2006 there were three low cost airlines operating within the country‚ on 15 November 2006 funded by SAA the emerging of Mango airlines took place. Tickets sales for the airline were sold out for almost a month‚ the prices of air tickets were either the same or cheaper than any other mode of transport within the country. This boosted consumer confidence and the other airlines weren’t able to compete with Mango’s reduced prices. Mango’s marketing strategies were of international standard
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Summary Porter Airlines‚ a short-haul commercial airliner established in 2002‚ have enjoyed significant and steady growth since inception. The concern now is to devise a solution that will allow Porter to continue its controlled expansion strategy‚ as it has been so successful and integral to the growth of the company over the past several years. Situation Analysis Porter Airlines operates in a fiercely competitive airline industry‚ where competitors compete based on price‚ service‚ and comfort of
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The Value Chain The term ‘Value Chain’ was used by Michael Porter in his book "Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining superior Performance" (1985). The value chain analysis describes the activities the organi- zation performs and links them to the organizations competitive position. Value chain analysis describes the activities within and around an organization‚ and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the organization. Therefore‚ it evaluates which value each
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Importance of logistics and supply chain management Even as companies have learnt to squeeze efficiencies out of their manufacturing plants through concepts like just in time replenishment‚ statistical process control‚ and lean manufacturing practices‚ they still find that moving goods and services through several layers of their global supply chains is time consuming and costly. Logistics and supply chain management has become one of the last frontiers that still remain to be conquered by most
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Value Chain Analysis-Costco Corporation Brief on the Organization Costco is among the leading global retailers which provide customers a wide range of merchandise‚ ranging from small to well-known brands. The company began operations in 1983. Over the years‚ Costco has been a retailer in low cost membership-only leader‚ in warehouse club of merchandise. Moreover‚ Costco does not offer frills warehouse business models as its competitors do. Costco’s major competitors
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The Value Chain All of the functions of a company—such as production‚ marketing‚ product development‚ service‚ information systems‚ materials management‚ and human resources—have a role in lowering the cost structure and increasing the perceived value of products through differentiation. As the first step in examining this concept‚ consider the value chain‚ which is illustrated in Figure 3.5.11 The term value chain refers to the idea that a company is a chain of activities that transforms inputs
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