Enhancing Service at Southwest Airlines Kevin Winstead Sullivan University MGT 620 Executive Summary This proposal addresses the needed steps to be taken in order for Southwest Airlines to see continued growth in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines has been able to remain one of the most profitable airlines in the industry for an extended period of time. Even with the hindrance of the 2001 terrorist attacks involving airplanes and the U.S recession of 2008‚ Southwest
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1. How will discount rates of 8‚ 10‚ 12‚ 14‚ and 16 percent affect the project’s feasibility? Figures 6 – 10 provide suggested answers for this question. The answers for this question assume a useful life of 5 years. Using a discount rate of 8 percent‚ the net present value of all benefits is $1‚732‚836.16; the net present value of all costs is $1‚640‚384.79; the overall net present value is $92‚451.36‚ and the project breaks even in approximately 3.84 years. Using a 10 percent discount rate‚ the
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Case Study: Continental Airlines Q.1. What is the business benefit of the Call Miner system? Provide some additional example beyond those discussed in the case? To provide better service and market analysis successfully in an increasingly complex and information-rich society‚ company must need to use technology. There are several business benefit of this technology. Technology such as CallMiner has different kind of benefit in different areas such as sales and marketing‚ customer service etc
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Company Study of Northwest Airlines Business Ethics Ms. Dixon Albert Otos and Jesse Bucholz Introduction Northwest Airlines is one of the pioneers in the airline travel industry and is ranked as the fourth largest air carrier in the United States today. The success of the carrier depends on the quality and reliability of the service at a practical price. Close competitors force Northwest to introduce their services by increasing efficiency. This paper will try to look at different views
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Air Lines‚ Inc #Case 2 General Description Delta was founded by C. E. Woolman‚ an agricultural extension agent. As a top company in the Airline industry Delta Air Lines specialize in domestic and international flights. The general business activity and principal products or commercial enterprise of Delta Air Lines are categorized as being part of the Airline Industry‚ The key to Delta’s success was its focus on human relations and has always differentiated itself from other airlines by its customer
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Southwest Airlines Case Study 1. Southwest Airlines was successful for many reasons‚ including low airfare cost‚ “quick turns” ‚ and “spider web” system. But‚ probably most important was their Corporate Culture of putting their employees first and really taking care of them. Southwest believes by doing this makes their employees happy and in turn‚ they will take care of them….. and ultimately that means repeat business. 2. Southwest’s quick turns allowed for them to have twice the industry
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Southwest Airlines was founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and began in 1971‚ servicing Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. In the mid 1980’s Southwest Airlines was the first to offer the frequent miles program. Allowing the passenger to bank traveled air miles to be latter used credit for a free ticket or reduced airfare. Southwest Airlines were also the pioneers of the senior discounts‚ fun fares and the fun packs. 1984 marked the 4th consecutive year Southwest Airlines ranked number one in
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BibliographyKernin‚ Roger A. and Peterson‚ Robert A. Strategic Marketing Problems: Cases and Comments. 11th Edition. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines employees came together in late January 1995 for their weekly Tuesday meeting. A main topic of discussion was the competitions between Southwest airlines and "Continental Lite" and "Shuttle By United". As they were beginning the meeting a staff member advised the team of two changes "Shuttle By United" made to its service and pricing. First was
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Scandinavian Airlines: The Green Engine Decision 1. Why should Scandinavian Airlines be concerned with environmental issues? What are some of the critical factors to consider? As our society evolves‚ our knowledge expands and our awareness grows. Today as more and more people realize the importance of sustainability‚ companies find themselves re-evaluating their strategies. Airline industries in particular are perceived as contributing to the global warming effect‚ and are therefore subject
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a revenue of $8.55 billion‚ American Airlines‚ Inc. (American)‚ principal subsidiary of Dallas/Fort Worth-based AMR Corporation‚ was the largest airline in the United States. At year-end 1988 American operated 468 aircraft on 2‚200 flights daily to 151 destinations in the United States‚ Bermuda‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ the Caribbean‚ France‚ Great Britain‚ Japan‚ Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ Spain‚ Switzerland‚ Venezuela‚ and West Germany. The objective of American Airlines revenue management effort was to maximize
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