(Case Analysis: Northwest Airlines and the Detroit Snowstorm 1. What exactly went wrong? How bad was this situation? Ans: There was a snowstorm on Saturday‚ January 2nd‚ which was very serious and caused over 10 inches of snowfall. Northwest Airlines had been too late to halt the departure of their planes from other cities to Detroit‚ on of its largest hub. They made the decision to let 30 planes land in Detroit on Sunday‚ neglecting those 14 inches of snow and the severe weather condition
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Second Chance through Destruction “The 1967 Detroit riot marked a point in U.S. history at which racial tensions between African Americans and whites reached deadly proportions” (Greene & Gabbidon 195-196). Riots in Detroit have occurred before over issues such as race‚ economics‚ and justice. The first major riot in Detroit was in March 1863‚ caused by a trial of an African American man for rape‚ and was powered by the local press. After that‚ Detroit tried to avoid major civil violence for a
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Today most people rise to recognize Detroit as a vacant metropolitan city with countless empty houses and buildings that have given the surge to the suburbs of America. Detroit is heart of the U.S. auto industry and home to the Detroit Tigers‚ the Red Wings‚ Eminem‚ The White Stripes‚ and even Motown. The Motor City once boasted one of the nation’s highest median family incomes‚ thanks to well-paying jobs connected to the assembly lines of the city. Today however‚ the 313 has experienced major population
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Hoffa didn’t come home By Pat Zacharias / The Detroit News On July 30‚ 1975‚ James Riddle Hoffa left his Lake Orion home for a meeting. Paroled from federal prison three years earlier‚ the former Teamster president had recently announced plans to try to wrestle back control of the union he had built with his bare knuckles from his protege -- now adversary -- Frank Fitzsimmons. Anthony Giacalone‚ a reputed captain of organized crime in Detroit‚ was supposed to meet Hoffa that day. James R
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story‚ written by a Detroit native‚ David Maraniss. In his novel‚ set in Detroit around the 1960’s‚ he follows the numerous changes in society underway in detroit but also seen countrywide. Maraniss excels at bringing to light numerous issues regarding the economy‚ social life‚ political issues and other important themes we constantly see in history. I have chosen to expand on the social issues David Maraniss pointed out and explain how they have had long term effects
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Manufacturing Corporation (WMC) is faced with a Detroit plant that is no longer viable because of underinvestment‚ labour issues‚ and product-process mismatch. This has lead to low sales figures‚ low return‚ and high burden rates (as calculated by the company). The issues at the Detroit plant will be reviewed and options will be presented. A recommendation to address the Detroit plant will be be made based on this review. Issues: Investment in the Detroit plant has lagged significantly from other
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For many years‚ efforts to create effective regional transit in Metropolitan Detroit has been interfered by a variety of factors. In my research study I will be researching a program called M-1 Rail Streetcar‚ a public-private partnership is building the region’s first new rail transit‚ a 3.3 mile electric streetcar along Woodward Avenue through downtown and midtown Detroit. Which this service will offer the more fascination‚ dependable transit to residents‚ workers‚ and visitors to the downtown
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Isadore (Izzy) Bernstein were ruthless‚ but prospered and soon branched out into strong arming‚ gambling‚ and narcotics. The Purple Gang remained in power in Detroit’s underworld from about 1927 to 1935. They controlled the wire service to all Detroit bookies and eventually became the illegal liquor supplier to Al Capone’s Chicago mob. The Purple’s reign ended when most of the members were either killed off or arrested to serve long prison terms. Detroit’s Notorious Purple Gang “Prohibition
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1.In 1820‚ the first steamboat sailed on the Great Lakes‚ as well as on the Detroit River. What was this vessel called? A) DeWitt Clinton B) Griffon C) Walk-in-the-Water D) Maid of the Mist 2.Begun in 1817 and completed in 1825‚ this 350-mile-long transportation route was the engineering marvel of its day. It enabled Michigan farmers to ship their products to Eastern cities and brought thousands of new settlers into the Michigan Territory. What was it called? A) The National Road B) Erie Canal C)
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Detroit‚ once the New York City of its time‚ nick named the “Motor City” as it contained one of the leading car manufacturing centers of the automobile industry. As a metropolis for the first half of the twentieth century‚ Post World War II‚ Detroit became an economic fortress and focal point in American History. Detroit’s economic stronghold placed the city in a position that was once beneficial. From the surging employment opportunities perpetuated by the booming automotive market to the development
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