LOGO Southwest Airlines In a Different World Provided by: Razie Dehghani Mahsa Ghanbari Shima Effatpanahi Background • The most U.S. customers with the most flights and seats • To only 64 cities • Outstanding‚ passionate‚ caring Customer Service combined with an efficient‚ simple‚ low-fare Customer experience provided with high reliability and operating expertise.” • The most consistently profitable record in the world’s airline industry • Changed the rules with many imitators following such as:
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Southwest Airline Case ¨C Executive Summary Introduction in 1971‚ Herbert D. Kelleher with other few business partners started an Airline services. Up till 1991‚ Southwest served low-fair air transportation among 32 cities in 14 states with over 20 million customers annually in the United States. Although the industry suffered a major blow from the unfavorable economic conditions‚ the company was still holding strong; while other airline companies were in debt. The major success to their continued
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Southwest Airlines Case Summary Southwest Airlines was originally named Air Southwest. It was started on March 15‚ 1967‚ by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher. Southwest Airlines is an American low fare airline based in Dallas‚ Texas. It is also the largest airline in the United States by number of passengers carried domestically in a year and the third largest airline in the world by number of passengers carried. Southwest is also one the most profitable airlines in the world posting a profit
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY BY Aurelio Montelongo Jr. June 22‚ 2012 Southwest Airlines is in an environment whose conditions for most in this type of industry have been anything but profitable. So why is it that Southwest Airlines‚ who has been profitable in this volatile market been able to make money? Though Southwest did have a losing quarter it was not due to lack of fliers or its service to its customers‚ but an investment in its fuel hedging cost. As fuel dropped in price‚ Southwest
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Southwest Airlines: In a Different World”‚ Analyzing Southwest Airlines’ organizations harmony is very challenging. Using the Mckinsey 7S Framework will make this process easier. The Mckinsey 7S Framework is made up of hard elements and soft elements. The hard elements consist of strategy‚ structure‚ and systems. These are elements in the organization that can not be changed easily. The soft elements consist of shared values‚ skills‚ style‚ and staff. These are elements that can be changed
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Southwest Airlines: SWOT Analysis Mollika Thaing‚ Khoa Tran‚ Tonielia Thomas‚ Hiwot Tesfaye‚ Kai Spear Mgmt. Prin. & Org. Behavior Professor Leon Prieto 11/18/2013 Southwest Airlines’ Description Southwest Airlines was introduced in Texas on June 18‚ 1971 with three Boeing 737 airplanes and only serving three cities of Texas which included Houston‚ Dallas and San Antonio. The company came a long way since 1971; today Southwest Airlines has 537 Boeing 737 airplanes and serving 68
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Running head: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Southwest Airlines William F. White Grand Canyon University Introduction Southwest Airlines took their first flight in June 18‚ 1971. The company got underway more then four years earlier but had a number of tough lawsuits against them before they were able to get their first plane up in the air. Southwest Airlines began serving the Texas cities of Dallas‚ Houston and San Antonio. And then in 1979‚ Southwest Airlines finally made their first voyage outside
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Southwest Airlines Introduction: Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline based out of Dallas‚ Texas that provides air transpiration throughout the United States. Southwest is currently the 6th largest U.S. airline based on revenue. It currently has more than 3‚100 flights in 73 cities‚ making it the largest U.S. carrier passenger airline. They provide good options‚ such as early check-in‚ hotel packages‚ car rental‚ and free luggage up to two bags‚ which are one of their techniques to provide
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Identify Current Strategy Southwest Airlines Co. is a major domestic air carrier that is "the world ’s only short-haul‚ high-frequency‚ low-fare‚ point-to-point carrier" according to the President and CEO Herb Kelleher. Southwest has always been able to quickly seize any strategic opportunities whenever they arise. Southwest is the only company to ever hold the Triple Crown for annual performance. Some of the key factors that contribute to Southwest ’s success are its conservative growth pattern
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Introduction Case studies Learning excellence: Southwest Airlines’ approach Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes The authors Ulla K. Bunz and Jeanne D. Maes are based at the University of South Alabama‚ Mobile‚ AL‚ USA. Abstract In an era in which adapting to change means survival‚ it is important to study what successful organizations have done. While the airline industry in the USA has not made thriving financial headlines‚ one small company has been able to satisfy its customers completely
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