Sociality and Economics Development IPEDR vol.10 (2011) © (2011) IACSIT Press‚ Singapore Competitive Pricing Strategies of Low Cost Airlines in the Perspective of Game theory Lim Seng Poh+ and Mohd. Ghazali bin Mohayidin Open University Malaysia Abstract. Price is the weapon of choice for many low cost airlines in the competition for market share. Regional low cost airlines’ pricing strategy for market stimulation is issuing free tickets and competing in ticket prices setting. It has been assumed
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business objectives as well as setting new strategic goals to keep up their operations in a dynamic environment. Airlines Industry We live in a global world that is more interconnected than at any time in history. In combination with enormous changes to the communications industry and the rapid spread of information via the Internet‚ the world constantly experiences 24 hour a day movement of data‚ goods‚ services‚ and people traveling every corner of the world in less than one day. As quoted by Oxford
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Malaysia Airlines In Malaysia‚ there are actually 3 different Malaysia airlines companies which are providing airline services to its customers. These 3 airline companies are Malaysia Airline‚ Air-Asia and Berjaya-Air. In reality‚ these 3 different airline companies provide different kind of services for their customers with different needs. For now‚ let’s take a closer look at these 3 companies individually. First of all‚ Malaysia Airline System or better known as MAS‚ is Malaysia’s
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Low-cost Leadership Program The best way for an organization to implement a low cost leadership-training program is to use a variety of approaches; this will maximize organizations efforts to have well trained employees with a focus on long-term development. In the case of a non-profit organization‚ the best way to set up a low-cost-leadership-training program would be to set-up a training committee. The committee would be composed of entry-level managers‚ upper management‚ and executives. This
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adjusted to suit the changing competitive and economic landscape. Few companies in the world have managed to survive‚ let alone prosper‚ over long periods of time. AirAsia approaches to prevent this occurring and to generate continued growth is to frequently re-assess its strategy so that they build strong businesses in the attractive industries of the future Company overview - Air Asia Berhad AirAsia’s leading airline was established with the dream that everyone can fly. Since 2001‚ the company has
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Feature Low Cost Housing’s main frame is steel structure modular house with the EPS color steel sandwich panel‚ rock wool‚ PU for the insulation. It can maximize customer require and satisfaction for the cost and quality; The roof‚ wall‚ door are all used sandwich panel‚ which with the function of water-proof‚ fire-proof‚ sound-insulation‚ heat-insulation. It can be assembled and disassembled in a very short time for project office or accommodation use‚ it has advantages in easy installation‚ low time
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International Strategic Management 1. Legislation and regulatory rules in the industry Bilateral air service agreements remain the primary vehicles for liberalizing international air transport services. In the past 15 years more than 157 “open skies” agreements have been concluded between 96 states‚ the US being one of the states in 82 of the cases. Along with the continuing liberalization of air transport regulation‚ the protection and improvement of airline passenger rights has gained
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asses the profitability of a company core activities excluding fixed cost. Gross profit margin is defined as the ratio b/w gross profit of the business to the sales revenue generated for the same period. It is a given by the formula shown below: Gross profit margin = (gross profit/sales revenue) × 100 Gross profit margin ratios of BA and Ryan air is shown below: It can be seen from above table that Ryan air performed well compared to BA. Though the values over three years slightly
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overall analysis of Bets Buy’s new strategy focusing on "customer-centricity" is leading the company in the right direction to grow competitively and profitably. Best Buy’s 2004 Financial Results (B: 3.0) demonstrate that since its implementation‚ profit margins have grown 2.3% from the prior year. However‚ there are intangible obstacles that hinder the execution of the strategy in the long-term‚ and give opportunity to growing competitors such as Wal-mart and Dell (A: 4.0) to replace Best Buy as
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able to fulfill customer’s needs by collaborating with its partners. AirAsia uses authorized travel agencies to cater to travelers that have trouble in online booking. Competitors –AirAsia‚ being one of the many LCC’s (Low Cost Carriers)‚ have been a threat to the full-service carriers. Publics – Media publics and increased media coverage on LCC’s helped customers understand the no-frills concept. Internal publics are employees who work in a cooperative environment with no problems; CEO Tony Fernandes
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