...Southwest Airlines 2002: An Industry Under Siege Harvard Business School: 9-803-133 Executive Summary Southwest Airlines in 2002 faced a serious of important management decisions after the 9/11 tragedy in order to continue the record breaking company growth that Southwest had experienced since the 1970’s. Southwest Airlines revolutionized the airline industry with what is known as the Southwest Effect: low cost fares, point-to-point service, “10 minute turnaround” and an enjoyable friendly atmosphere. After the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, Southwest adopted a polity that irregardless of the profitability of expansion opportunities, the company wanted to commit to a manageable annual growth rate of about 10-15%. The following questions and discussion will address the historical challenges of Southwest airlines, the direction the company contemplated in 2002, and a brief look at the challenges of today. 1). What is the competitive business environment The airline industry has always been competitive. In an analysis of the most profitably investments as per our class discussion, surprisingly, airlines come in at the lowest return on each dollar invested at around 2.5%. Southwest Airlines experienced 30 consecutive years of profit a mere two years after it’s founding in 1971. Many airports began requesting Southwest service for their passengers, but throughout Southwest’s expansion, the company aimed to maintain a manageable growth rate and focus...
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...Application for Knowledge Management Platform and Accounting System Shanyan Huang*, Yichun Kuo, Chiayen Wu Department of Business Administration, National Dong Hwa University, #1 Sec. 2. Da Hsueh Rd., Shoufeng, Hualien 97401, Taiwan *Corresponding Author: jie18.rore28@msa.hinet.net ABSTRACT This paper exploits the integrated architecture through web service architecture (WSA) aiming the accounting system and the knowledge management platform (KMP) separately to demonstrate the web integrated prototype architecture (WIPA) feasibly. Utilizing Intranet and Internet resources are implemented to increase the efficiency and effectiveness for the KMP and the accounting system. The integrated architecture fit various scenarios that including application service provider (ASP), plug-and-play software or end-user systems when new services enter into the requirement of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). All scenarios should develop and design base on WSA that use of object-oriented technology. The results can promotes interaction to achieve the problems solving expeditiously and association strengthening between the IT and the accounting department. Keyword: Web Service, Knowledge Management, Accounting System, Integrated Architecture 1. Introduction E-business model provides a foundation stone that generated collaborative solutions through internet and intranet, to develop and deploy new information systems. Enterprises adopt e-business model that emergence of new and affordable information and...
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...Check Point: Business Models and Systems Shaylene Fisher BUS/210 09/02/2012 Marc Bolduc Check Point: Business Models and Systems I frequently use the products and services provided by a business called Payless Shoes. This is a widely known shoe store with branches all across our nation. They focus on selling footwear, but also provide jewelry, socks and other accessories that individuals may want to have matched the shoes they purchase from them. The business model you find Payless Shoes using is mainly geared to shoes, while many of their competitors gain profit from selling apparel and other, wide range of products. They also focus their business model on the fact that they provide a self-serve environment. There are three components to a business system which include the business commerce, business occupation and business organization. These components are a must for a company to succeed. Business Commerce The business commerce is the process from which people produce and then trade, barter or exchange their valuable goods and services to best meet their desires and needs (Jones, 2007). Payless Shoes accomplishes this by providing consumers with an amazing assortment of footwear from many brands and give the customers their space to browse their aisles and provide services when needed in order to trade their products for currency. This business is also known for their amazing sales that constantly appear, one of which that are common is...
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...the design of the system There are many. During this process, these tools and techniques, can help you to describe the interaction of the user's business processes, requirements, and with the system. One type of modeling is a functional exploded view (FDD). It is to describe the process, to use the top-down model is similar to the organization chart. FDD is in the lower level of the process, is a good way to destroy a higher level of process. Another type of modeling technology is the business process model. Business process model, you can either fill the product order, it is suitable...
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...Fundamentals of Business Process Management Marlon Dumas r Marcello La Rosa Jan Mendling r Hajo A. Reijers Fundamentals of Business Process Management r Marlon Dumas Institute of Computer Science University of Tartu Tartu, Estonia Marcello La Rosa Queensland University of Technology and NICTA Brisbane, Australia Jan Mendling Institute for Information Business Vienna University of Economics and Business Vienna, Austria Hajo A. Reijers Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Eindhoven University of Technology Eindhoven, The Netherlands ISBN 978-3-642-33142-8 ISBN 978-3-642-33143-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33143-5 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013932467 ACM Computing Classification (1998): J.1, H.4, H.3.5, D.2 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive...
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...C# and ASP.NET Projects By Shivprasad Koirala Sham Shaikh Visit us http://www.questpond.com for free interview question e-book. Mail bpb@bol.net.in to buy the book Write to the author directly at shiv_koirala@yahoo.com The e-Book is free but below are the limitation of this free e-book:-- The book has only 5 projects which are far less than what the actual book contains. -- Practical Videos and code walkthrough of the projects is not available for download. -- The book also has lot of installations provided in CD even that is not available for Download. Finally hard copy is a hard copy if you are interested below are the ways you can buy the Book:• Buy directly from the Author call 09867628636. If you are buying from the Author You get a chance to meet him and believe us you will enjoy it. Please send DD of Rupees 300 in favor of (Please send us detail that you want a hard copy or E-book CD) Shivprasad Bist E – 8, Amar Nager , Hoechst Colony , Opposite ShreeRam towers Mulund West Mumbai 82. • Call your city book shop MUMBAI-22078296/97/022-22070989, KOLKATA22826518/19,HYDERABAD-24756967,24756400,BANGALORE25587923,25584641,AHMEDABAD-26421611, BHATINA(PUNJAB)2237387,CHENNAI-28410796,28550491,DELHI/NEWDELHI23254990/91,23325760,26415092,24691288 • Are you a Pakistani reader then contact M/s. Vanguard Books P Ltd, 45 The Mall, Lahore, Pakistan (Tel: 0092-427235767, 7243783 and 7243779 and Fax: 7245097) E- mail: vbl@brain.net.pk • If you are not from india or pakistan :- ...
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...Current financial crisis Economic growth involves metamorphosis of the financial system. Forms of banks and bank money change. These changes, if not addressed, leave the banking system vulnerable to crisis. There is no greater challenge in economics than to understand and prevent financial crises. The financial crisis of 2007-2008 provides the opportunity to reassess our understanding of crises. All financial crises are at root bank runs, because bank debt—of all forms—is vulnerable to sudden exit by bank debt holders. The current crisis raises issues for crisis theory. And, empirically, studying crises is challenging because of small samples and incomplete data. *Written as a contribution for Trade, Globalization and Development: Essays in Honor of Kalyan Sanyal, edited by Sugata Marjit and Rajat Acharya (Springer Verlag; forthcoming). Some of this essay draws from material in my book Misunderstanding Financial Crises (Oxford University Press; forthcoming November 2012). I worked at AIG Financial Products as a consultant from 1996-2008. I thank Doug Diamond, Bengt Holmström, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Guillermo Ordoňez for comments.1 1. Introduction Economic development does not result in the elimination of financial crises. The recent financial crisis of 2007-2009 in the United States and Europe shows that market economies, however much they grow and change, are still susceptible to collapse or near-collapse from financial crisis. This is a staggering thought...
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...Kudler Fine Foods Shopper Program Name(s) University of Phoenix BSA/375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development Faculty Date Introduction Kudler Fine Food is a local upscale specialty food store. Kudler fine food opened their doors in 1998 and was profitable within the first year. In 2000 the second store opened in De Mar and three years later their third shop opened in Encinitas (Kudler Fine Foods. 2005, 2007). Each store is similarly sized at 8,000 square feet, all in fashionable shopping centers. Their menu includes bakery and pastry products, fresh produce, fresh meat and seafood, condiments and packaged food, and cheese and specialty dairy products. Kudler Fine Foods has experienced success in its stores and now wants to expand on its business processes to include a Frequent Shopper Program. According to the press release located on Kudler’s website, the program will include several benefits for customers. Scope and Goals Customers who elect to participate in the frequent shopper program will receive event notifications, featured product notifications, sale notifications, exclusive offers on different merchandise, and discounts on the cooking and wine classes held by Kudler. Benefits for Kudler will include a better overall pictures of products their most frequent customers are interested in as well as increased revenue because they will have inventory more customized to their customers. Kudler’s overall goal for...
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...Section 1: Information Systems Overview 3 MDHS: Program Selection and Job Functions 3 Job Functions 4 Section 2: Information Systems Concepts 6 Networks: WAN and LAN 6 Wi-Fi, Telecommuting, and Associated Issues 7 Section 3: Business Information Systems 9 Management Information Systems 9 Transaction Processing Systems 10 Decision Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence 11 Transforming Data to Information and Information to Knowledge 11 Section 4: System Development 13 Waterfall Model 13 Prototype Model 14 Section5: Information Systems and Society 15 Approaches Hackers Use to Steal Data 15 Preventing Hackers From Stealing Data 16 References 18 Section 1: Information Systems Overview MDHS: Program Selection and Job Functions The Mississippi Department of Human Services is an organization whose sole purpose is to assist and serve the residents of Mississippi. The services range from offering nutrition assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and employment assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) to offering support for families and children. There are many different programs that are offered through programs in specific departments. Each department uses specific computer resources to assist the clients within their respective counties. It is important that the systems used by the department are encrypted, effective, and user friendly. These resources (systems) are managed by the...
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...C# and ASP.NET Projects By Shivprasad Koirala Sham Shaikh Visit us http://www.questpond.com for free interview question e-book. Mail bpb@bol.net.in to buy the book Write to the author directly at shiv_koirala@yahoo.com The e-Book is free but below are the limitation of this free e-book:-- The book has only 5 projects which are far less than what the actual book contains. -- Practical Videos and code walkthrough of the projects is not available for download. -- The book also has lot of installations provided in CD even that is not available for Download. Finally hard copy is a hard copy if you are interested below are the ways you can buy the Book:• Buy directly from the Author call 09867628636. If you are buying from the Author You get a chance to meet him and believe us you will enjoy it. Please send DD of Rupees 300 in favor of (Please send us detail that you want a hard copy or E-book CD) Shivprasad Bist E – 8, Amar Nager , Hoechst Colony , Opposite ShreeRam towers Mulund West Mumbai 82. • Call your city book shop MUMBAI-22078296/97/022-22070989, KOLKATA22826518/19,HYDERABAD-24756967,24756400,BANGALORE25587923,25584641,AHMEDABAD-26421611, BHATINA(PUNJAB)2237387,CHENNAI-28410796,28550491,DELHI/NEWDELHI23254990/91,23325760,26415092,24691288 • Are you a Pakistani reader then contact M/s. Vanguard Books P Ltd, 45 The Mall, Lahore, Pakistan (Tel: 0092-427235767, 7243783 and 7243779 and Fax: 7245097) E- mail: vbl@brain.net.pk • If you are not from india or pakistan :- ...
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...Name the stakeholders for this system. (10 pts) Below are all the possible stakeholders from the beginning of the development phase to the end phase. ATM Engineer - Maintenance of the equipment by the bank’s engineers. This action may be initiated by the engineer on a routine basis. It may also be initiated by the equipment that can call the engineer when it detects an internal fault. Property / Shop Owners: Unloading of deposits and loading of cash by officials of the ATM owner. These actions occur either on a scheduled basis or when the central computer determines that the cash supply is low or the deposit receptacle is liable to be getting full. This stakeholder group concerns people who might live next to or close to an ATM machine. For example, many ATM machines can be found on the high street and perhaps only a few floors above will be someone's property. This group also includes shop owners as many ATM machines can be found located next to a shop. Audit: An audit trail for all activities will be maintained and sent periodically to the bank’s central computer. It will be possible for the maintenance engineer to save a copy of the audit trail to a diskette for transporting to the central computer. System Test Engineer – Bothe dialup and leased line support will be provided. The ATM will continue to provide services to customers when communications with the central computer is not available. Also system test engineer keep update the system. ATM Manufacturers: Manufacturers...
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...20th century when civil aviation started to over 1.2 billion (U.S Travel association) in the recent years. The increase in the size and the efficiency of the aircrafts have paved road for an efficient long distance air travel. Due to the, rise in the low-cost carrier business model, there has been a drastic increase in domestic air travel as well. The reduction in the prices of air fare and the increase in safety and accessibility of air transport have changed the mind-set of recent travellers. Aircrafts are not only being used to carry people but also cargo. Transporting perishable cargo over long distances has become the major roles of cargo airliners generating them great revenue. This increased the air freight by a factor of fourteen. (IATA Vision 2050). The increase in the revenue generation led to a new business model in the aviation industry. The major asset for any airliner either passengers or cargo is their aircrafts. The airliners are responsible for the maintenance of its fleet. Hence, the overall activities of an airliner can be divided into in flight and ground functions. GROUND OPERATIONS AIRPORTS Any airline industry need minimum infrastructure to ensure a smooth flow of its business and to fulfil requirements set by the...
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...to unanticipated business requirements – and that is the purpose of data modeling. In this milestone you will first discover those entities in the system that are or might be described by data. With each entity we identify, we will define it in respect to the business. Then, we will construct a Context Data Model that graphically depicts each of the entities and the relationships they have with each other. Next, we will refine the context data model to include primary and foreign keys. The resulting model is called a Key-Based Data Model. Finally, we refine the key-based data model to include any hierarchies and attributes, and this model is referred to as the Fully Attributed Data Model. Objectives After completing this milestone, you should be able to: Understand and perform the techniques for entity discovery. Define each entity with respect to the business and complete an entity/definition matrix. Perform the necessary data modeling techniques to organize and document the data requirements for the proposed system. Construct the Context, Key-Based, and Fully Attributed data models. Prerequisites Before starting this milestone the following topics should be covered: 1. Data modeling – Chapter 8 2. Milestone 3 Solution Assignment In this assignment we will use our results of the previous milestones and transcripts of an interview with IT consultant Jeff Summers and receptionist/bookkeeper Kathy Grey, both of Coastline Systems Consulting. The...
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...Airline Industry in 2001 - 2004 Between 2001 and 2003, players in the global airline industry lost some $30 billion, more money than the industry had made since its inception. The losses were particularly severe among the big six airlines in the United States (American Airlines, united, Delta, continental, US Airways, and Northwest). In 2002 these major airlines lost $7.4 billion and another $5.3 billion in 2003. Both US Airways and United were forced to see Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. Although forecasts suggest the six major airlines will break even in 2004, a return to the boom years of 1995-2000, when the airlines posted record profits, seems unlikely anytime soon. The dramatic slump in airline profits began in early 2001 when business travel started to fall off in the wake of the rapidly deflating technology and dot-com bubble of the 1990s. Then, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, demand dropped through the floor. The airlines began cutting prices to try to maintain their passenger loads in the face of declining demand. However, the tactic didn't work. When one airline serving a particular route cut its prices, its competitors, desperate to cover their fixed costs, quickly followed. The result was a downward price spiral. In the fourth quarter of 2001, prices fell by 15 percent as airlines tried to induce people to fly. Despite this effort, passenger traffic fell by 19 percent, and revenue at major airlines fell by over 30 percent. Even though...
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