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passengers every year to 57 cities in 30 states with more than 2,600 flights per day (Southwest, 2000). They have 360 of the newes...
in the operating revenue per ASM of 7.6 percent (Phillips, 2003). the operating costs per available seat mile (CASM) also increase...
five consecutive annual Triple Crown awards (Southwest, 2002). The Triple Crown is: Best On-Time Record, Best Baggage Handling, an...
Arthur Baird joined the pair - McMaster as a source of funding and a link to wealthy potential investors, Baird as aircraft mechan...
on the manufacturing sector. There, the author says, the "competitive advantage is provided by integrated information systems" (T...
Information technology and how it can be implemented to gain competitive advantage is the focus of this paper consisting of seven ...
In five pages competitive advantage and its various factors are examined in terms of how it can be gained in business, with Porter...
example of the use of anti-dumping legislation is seen with the import of seafood. The US Department of Commerce ruled in prelimin...
such had more benefit of economies of scope and scale. For example, the merger between Daimler and Chrysler in 1998 had been diffi...
Method at present, but as the case notes, in 2006 Methods "total annual sales were approximately 10% of Procter & Gambles sales in...
which will mean a customer is happier to pay a higher price for the product, a price which is greater than the cost level of provi...
resources. This would be useful if there were a single nation where Guillermo may find have an absolute advantage in the productio...
simply offering a low price" (Porter, 1985; 120). The premium that the product, or service, can command as a result of this differ...
also accompanied by style. The brand also has a number of logos and recognized styles that link in with the firm, traditions and q...
an airline which offered the lowest possible fares and would get people to their desired destinations. The idea was that if could ...
at employees or offer a tangible reward at the end of a given year (typically some kind of catalogue from which employees can choo...
move forward it is necessary to look at the company and its position. A useful approach is the resource based view (RBV). With...
in the months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, for example, people forsook air travel and focused on vacations and travel tha...
out to the target audience is important, and SWA has relied on a variety of creative ways in which this is done. It advertises a g...
background information and applying a number of theories to explain the way in which the industry operates. This will be useful in...
customer service (Southwest, 2012). The firm has been highly regarded by investor due to the strong financial results that have be...
use of a single size aircraft where it is possible to easily substitute one aircraft for another is there are operating issues. ...
way that the airline competes and assess that strategy the firm uses in the context of the four generic strategies. 3. Southwest ...
industry in technologies and practices that will conserve and protect natural resources. 2. Strategic Goals, Mission and Vision ...
maintain perspective and balance and to have fun (Culture, 2010). Values shared. This particular question is a very person...
37th consecutive year of profitability (Southwest Airlines, Fact Sheet, 2010). Meanwhile, other airlines are struggling. Net incom...
with a variety of governmental rules and regulations. In the United States, for example, airline companies operate under the auspi...
relations school of management, where motivation is directly related to the quality of the employment relationship. Furthermore, t...
trying to expand domestically, both through organic growth and acquisitions (Gilmer, 2010). SWA today is under the directi...