November 1996. In the year 2001‚ Anthony Fernandes (or known as Tony Fernandes) bought the airline which is suffering a loss. It was re-established as the low cost carrier after the bought over. AirAsia’s vision is to be the largest low cost airline in Asia and serve the 3 billion people who are currently underserved with poor connectivity and high fares. Their low fare model is made possible through the implementation of the key strategies including Safety First‚ High Aircraft Utilisation‚ Low Fare‚
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MGT 697 Non Profit Balance Scorecard Adoption The concept of the Balanced Scorecard was created for for-profit organizations during the late 1980s. Executives wanted to take a different look at the organization’s performance based on factors other than financial statements and balance sheets. The success of this framework worked its way into the non-profit sector after a few short years. Research suggest that non-profit executives “concluded that
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ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 ALBUKHARY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION STUDIES PROGRAMME 2011-2012 Assessment Task: Team Project (10%) Type of assessment: Four persons in a team Starting Date: Week 5 Ending Date: Week 10 Learning Outcome tested: 1. LO1 – Explain the difference between data and information‚ the economics and problems associated with information. 2. LO2 – Distinguish between different types of technologies for acquiring
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3.1 The concept of Sustainability Balance Scorecard (SBSC) Sustainability Balance Scorecard is the management tool which support the company developing their business with the sustainability value-based orientation. It means that the company which makes contribution to the sustainable development has to balance three dimensions of sustainability: Economic‚ Environmental and Social (F. Figge et al 2002. In the origin Balance Scorecard (BSC)‚ the company just displays their economic strategies‚ therefore
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the smallest states to incorporate their business in so that they could pass on the cost savings from sales tax to its consumers from other larger states and eventually employ a successful pricing model. According to Bostan & Grosu (2011)‚ a Balance Scorecard (BS) is a reliable method for the administrators and managers‚ employed in keeping a close watch on the reports in order to ascertain whether “the operational activities are in line with the strategies” (p. 179). Ensuring operational activities
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1. INTRODUCTION TO AIR ASIA 1. COMPANY BACKGROUND AirAsia Berhad was established in 1993 and began operations on 18 November 1996. It was originally founded by government owned conglomerate‚ DRB Hicom. On 2 December 2001‚ the heavily in debted airline was bought by former Time Warner executive Tony Fernandes’s company Tune Air Sdn Bhd for the token sum of one ringgit (about USD 0.26 at the time) with USD 11 million (MYR 40 million) worth of debts. Fernandes turned the company around
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Company overview: Air Asia After acquiring Air Asia from the Malaysian government in 2002‚ Tony Fernandes completely altered the business model of its previous owners and re-established the company with just 3 air planes. Owing debts of about 11 million U.S‚ this move was very risky; however by offering low cost prices‚ the company was able to attract sufficient travellers. After acquisition‚ 5 years later Air Asia became renowned globally as the least expensive airline in terms of cost per seat
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Abstract The main purpose of the report is to conduct the independent analysis of the recent trends and development of Air Asia (low cost carrier model) in the current economic condition. And this report clearly explains about the methodological approach used to find‚ select and analyses the data. Also this report provides a brief outline about the Air Asia. In addition this report exactly speaks about how they sustain in their industry by using the recent trends and modern technology. Introduction
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SWOT analysis of AirAsia Strengths Firstly‚ Air Asia has indeed a strong management team. This is clearly known as it has very strong links with the governements and airline industry leaders.This is partly contributed by the diverse background of the executive management teams which consists of industry experts and ex-top government officials. For example‚ Shin Corp (formerly owned by the family of former Thai Prime Minister - Thaksin Shinawatra) holds a 50% stake in Thai AirAsia. This has
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the same concept in Asia. Air Asia executed the cost leadership strategy with introduced ticketless travelling‚ one type cabin‚ free seating‚ and online booking trough internet that able slash the price into 40% - 60% cheaper than regular airlines (Declanegan‚ 2012) “Now Everyone Can Fly” described AirAsia’s value. Operational effectiveness and cost advantages created efficiency go directly to end user. Customer enjoy more surplus with price falls‚ and encourage more air travel among Malaysians
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