The airlines industry has historically been one of the most unprofitable industries. The reason can be explained when incorporating Michael Porter’s famous Five Forces Model. The threat of competition is Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) is an American low-cost airline based in Dallas‚ Texas‚ with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ’ McCarran International Airport. It is the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically per year and (as of December 31‚ 2007)
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Introduction: Southwest Airlines was incorporated on June 18‚ 1971‚ serving three cities‚ Dallas‚ Houston‚ and San Antonio. It has been a successful business that has grown into a powerful force in the airline industry. The reason Southwest has remained financially viable is their commitment through point-to-point service with a quick turnaround time. The more planes in the air and the less time on the ground is a profitably business model. Although‚ there are some areas where Southwest struggled
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Case Study: Southwest Airlines Jeremy Potter Oakland City University Introduction Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful airlines in the world. Their success comes from many different sources within the company. Today‚ most airlines are purely focused on growth‚ and tend to “nickel and dime” their customers to make up for profit losses. Southwest‚ on the other hand‚ has put an increased focus on their customers. They’re constantly striving to provide low ticket prices and excellent
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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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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT COHESION CASE: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Source: Excerpted from Pearce‚ J.A. and Robinson‚ R.B. (1994). "Strategic Management: Formulation‚ Implementation‚ and Control". Irwing. Adapted by Diego Medina. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University I. COMPANY MISSION AT THE COCA-COLA COMPANY At the heart of Coca-Cola‚ especially in its first 100 years‚ there has been a commitment to intense marketing and to the preservation of its patented formulas and processes to make its special
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Singapore Airlines: Factors Accounting for Marketplace Success This paper looks at how good market auditing and planning are central to Singapore Airlines’ success‚ and how a clear understanding of the macro- and micro environments can assist in the building of sustainable competitive advantage. It focuses on the role of business tools‚ marketing intelligence and research‚ segmentation‚ targeting‚ positioning and buyer behaviour in the airline’s success. Introduction Singapore
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Wal-Mart Internal/External Factors Team B MGT/230 February 4‚ 2013 Penelope Thomas Wal-Mart Internal/External Factors Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store in Arkansas on July 2‚ 1962‚ (Carson‚ 1999-2013). The vision of Sam Walton for his store Wal-Mart was to provide lower prices and to reflect on the values of the community and the customer. Consumers remember Wal-Mart for its motto "customer satisfaction" and “guaranteed lower prices." Wal-Mart offers employee training for everyone
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Southwest Airlines Strategic Practices Marion L. Boston MGT 450 Strategic Planning for Organizations Instructor: Mark Bojeun April 4‚ 2011 Introduction Southwest Airlines’ company strategy consists of competitive moves and business approaches management has developed to attract and please customers‚ conduct operations‚ grow the business‚ and achieve performance objectives (J. Gamble & A. Thompson. 2009. p. 2). In writing to inform the management team of the discussion‚ we will discuss
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As of Year 2004‚ the American Airline industry stood at around 783 Million USD/year in terms of operating revenue with American Airlines‚ United and Delta being the biggest players. Southwest was the 6th largest player in the market. Since 2001‚ the airline industry on the whole has been suffering he losses annually. The seat-miles flown have increased manifold over the long term (from 1989 to 2004) indicating increase in adoption of air travel among the population while the revenue per mile has
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The External Factor Political‚ Governmental & Legal Forces Government spending and taxation policies Hong Kong is a free port of less tax and low tax rate. The tax must to pay for enterprise only pay the profit tax every year. The normal rate of Profits Tax is 16.5% for corporations and 15% for unincorporated businesses. More companies have been attracted to invest in Hong Kong. Hong Kong does not impose value-added tax (VAT)‚ goods and services tax (GST) or sales tax. The price of products
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