POSITION PAPER ON GENERAL "BILLY" MITCHELL 1.This paper addresses the demonstration of General "Billy" Mitchell’s USAF core values of service before self and integrity. General Mitchell displayed these core values in the face of adversity. He was one of the few airmen who knew the potential of the airplane and fought for his beliefs‚ even at the cost of his own career. 2.General Mitchell exhibited great courage and placed his service before himself during interservice rivalries following
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Southwest Airline Co. and Cost Accounting Southwest Airline Co. is a major passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. Southwest provides point-to-point service which allows the use of key assets‚ including aircrafts‚ gates‚ employees‚ and the ability to provide frequent‚ conveniently- timed flights and low fares. Southwest Airlines has built its culture from the inside out and believes that the satisfied employees will keep customers coming back. Southwest
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Case Study Southwest Airlines Course: Services Marketing 3rd Term Southwest Airlines (SWA) began services in 1971. In 1972‚ court order no charter flight beyond Texas in order to make up for the lost revenue they were forced to sell aircrafts and keep just the ones needed to continue business and operate scheduled services. Schedule could be kept if the turning time of a plain was low enough (10 minutes). Nevertheless‚ Dallas-based SWA achieved 40 consecutive years of profitability and an
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know today officially began in 2001; however‚ it started as the Values Party in New Zealand in the 1970’s (Green Party- Our History). The party concentrated on “environmental sensibilities and non-violent anarchism (Green Party- Our History).” From there the party branched out into different political parties‚ the main one being the Green Party. It first appeared in Europe‚
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nature of the cost accounting system that we‚ as students of accounting‚ think to be appropriate for addressing the issues presented by cases of this general type. We offer our views on this subject out of concern about the allocation of indirect costs used in assessing the appropriate gasoline cost value in State of Florida v. BuyGasCo Corporation‚ 2003-05143 (D. FL. 2003). We regard the allocation system employed in that opinion to be inconsistent with systems in common practice. Use of that system
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Seungyeon lee 10/05/09 Case Analysis Southwest Airline final draft Jennifer Uhler BPE reading‚ writing research Background Summary Southwest Airlines based in Dallas was founded in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. It is one of the major domestic airliners which provides carrier and transportation service. This company has 35‚499 employees and it runs over 500 Boeing 737 aircraft in 67 cities in the US. Southwest’s principal values are: Providing low-fare and short haul service. Offering
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Primary National Strategy KEEP Key Elements of Effective Practice Guidance Curriculum and Standards For use by Local Authorities in their work with settings providing government-funded early education Status: Recommended Date of issue: 02-2005 Ref: DfES 1201-2005 G Contents KEEP Key Elements of Effective Practice 3 Introduction 5 What is KEEP? 6 Why is KEEP necessary? 6 What is KEEP for? 7 Who is KEEP for? 7 How should KEEP be used strategically by a local authority? 8 How does
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Executive Summary Southwest Airlines has been a strong growth company over the last 35 years. Using its low-cost‚ passenger friendly‚ point-to-point operational strategy‚ Southwest has been able to sustain considerable growth year after year and remain profitable for 33 straight years. While Southwest has gained market share in recent years‚ legacy carriers have struggled due to depressed market conditions. The entire airline industry has endured expensive labor contracts‚ soaring energy costs and reduced
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intellectual property both for sale through DRTV and the retail market and sourcing for low cost production costs. In addition‚ there are no obvious loopholes in their business model. They have a proven product that provides a solution to a large market of dissatisfied customers. Also‚ they are maintaining 400% margins by selling through infomercials and websites direct to customers‚ therefore avoiding marketing and packaging costs associated with retail distribution. However‚ like every start-up company‚ there
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In 1993‚ Southwest (SW) was faced with the decision of how to schedule two new uncommitted planes‚ and it evaluated three options for enabling either internal or external expansion—adding a new segment direct from Phoenix to Detroit‚ entering the Dayton market to contribute to growth goals for Midway‚ or entering an entirely new geographic market in Baltimore which would begin creating a presence for SW on the East Coast. SW sought conservative and controlled growth‚ and typically prioritized options
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