CONTENTS PAGE 1. – Introduction_________________________p. 3 2. – Application__________________________p. 4 2.1. - Easy Jet profile__________________p. 4 2.2. - PESTEL Analysis__________________p. 4 2.3. - Porters Five Forces________________p. 5 2.4. – SWOT__________________________p. 7 3.0. - The Challenge_______________________p. 7 4.0. – Recommendation____________________p. 8 5.0. – References_________________________p. 8 1. - INTRODUCTION According to Boddy
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airline segment is very attractive in a country where the people are interested to travel in low cost airlines without much comforts like business class and food. And more over if the company can reduce its costs in the areas of operations and utilising the resources more efficiently‚ then budget airline segment is definitely an attractive place. Some of the areas where we can look into reduce the costs are like using the no frills strategy‚ reducing the number of travel agents‚ reducing the aircraft
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EasyJet is Europe’s leading low-cost‚ no frills airline. When it was created eight years ago‚ easyJet was a bold new venture aiming to change the rules of its market. Since its first flight in November 1995‚ the airline has grown from a Luton base offering two routes from Luton to Glasgow and Edinburgh‚ served by two Boeing 737 aircraft‚ to one that offers 125 routes from 39 European airports‚ operating 72 aircraft (November 2003). The phenomenal growth of easyJet was boosted by its merger with Go-fly
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Cost Leadership By definition‚ a cost leadership strategy involves placing great emphasis on efficiency in all organizational activities in order to reduce the overall costs of products delivered to customers. Low cost leadership strategy will work effectively when the organization can provide products/services at a lower cost than the competition. The followings are the realms that we identified as factors for IKEA’s pursuit for “Cost-Leadership” 1. Mail-Order Service‚ Distribution of Catalogue
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Assignment 2: Case Study: Calgary Oil Shale Technologies‚ Inc. (COST) 1.0 Introduction: the back ground of the COST‚ Inc. The Calgary Oil Shale Technologies‚ Inc. (COST)‚ which is a subsidiary company of an international oilfield services company. The subsidiary company aims to supplying the technology and managing the data which is to optimize the recovery of the oil from oil shale formation in Alberta‚ Colorado‚ and Utah. COST Company could distinguish oil-bearing rock layers which could help
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TYPES OF COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES Apple Inc. Cost Leadership Strategy Cost leadership strategy has been highly adopted by Apple Inc in its endeavors of ensuring competitiveness and success in the technology industry. The company’s management has been able to draw policies and strategies that are aimed at ensuring that the company is the lowest cost producer and distributor. • By lowering the cost of production and management‚ Apple Inc has been given golden opportunities on determining prices
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narrow versus broad and the extent to which a business seeks to differentiate its products. The four strategies are summarised in the figure below: The differentiation and cost leadership strategies seek competitive advantage in a broad range of market or industry segments. By contrast‚ the differentiation focus and cost focus strategies are adopted in a narrow market or industry. Strategy - Differentiation This strategy involves selecting one or more criteria used by buyers in a market -
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walmart’s cost leadership/Broad market strategy WALMART’S STRATEGY Basis for Customer Value lowest cost Broad Market Target Market Who: Determining the customers to serve 1.Wal- Mart ensures that it positions itself strategically in the market by offering products that meet the needs of all the population segments. 2.Wal- Mart’s target marketing has been based on the fact that different age groups’ demands are catered for sufficiently What: Determining which customer needs to satisfy •before
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2.1 Strategy EasyJet has adopted its business model from Southwest Airlines from the United states. It is adapted to the European market trough further cost-cutting measures. Important points in this business model are high aircraft utilization‚ short times on airport‚ charging for not needed extras and put much efforts in keeping the operating costs low. The key words in the strategy of Easy jet are “low price and no frill” based on Porter’s generic strategies (2.1.1) (appendix XX). This states
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IntroductionThis report has been written in order to provide an environmental and competitive analysis of the low-cost airline industry sector from the position of Easyjet. It will give a brief history into Easyjet and the low-cost airline industry. It will analyse the internal strengths and weaknesses as well as the external threats and opportunities. Competitors will be analysed through the use of porters 5 forces model. Recommendations will be made for easyJet’s marketing strategies for the next
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