...What affect has and what is the future of airline industry To begin with the purpose of the particular essay will intend to give an explanation about the Porter's five forces. However the discourse will focus on the sixth force and what affect has. The first part of the discussion will be analysed and supported by arguments about the meaning of Porter's five forces. Nevertheless examples for the five forces will mentioned in order to support and take thesis in the particular analysis. However examples about the sixth force will be mentioned in order to give the reader a satisfactory explanation and to make clear the effect that have in airline industry. Afterwards the essay will analyse the future of the airline industry. Finally a conclusion gives the reader a summarizing about the aspects discussed on the analysis. The Airline Industry has changed the people’s life. In addition it has drop the travel time and decrease the distances making possible to visit lands that cannot be imagined in the past. Michael Porter had created a model showing the influence on industry by five forces. This model help the managers to understand better the strategic forces that appear on industry and how they affect profitability. Five forces analyzing five key areas namely competitive rivalry, the threat of substitutes, the threat of entry, the power of buyers and the power of suppliers. Furthermore Porter referred to these forces as the micro-environment, to contrast it with the more general...
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...Southwest Airlines Prepared for: Mr. Balasubramanian Shankar Due date: Monday, 5th October 2015 Submitted by: Jiyeon | CT00000000 | TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2 2. COMPANY BACKGROUND 3 3. PESTEL ANALYSIS 4 3.1 Political 4 3.2 Economic 4 3.3 Social 5 3.4 Technological 5 3.5 Environment 5 3.6 Legal 6 4. PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 7 4.1 Threat of New Entry 7 4.2 Threat of Substitution 7 4.3 Buyer Power 7 4.4 Supplier Power 8 4.5 Competitive Rivalry 9 5. STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS 10 5.1 Managing Technology Advancements 10 5.2 Maintain Cost Advantage 10 5.3 Geographical Expansion 10 5.4 Product Diversification 11 6. CONCLUSION 12 7. REFERENCES 14 1. INTRODUCTION The focus company in this report is Southwest Airlines (SA), a major low cost carrier in the United States (US). The aim of this report is to examine the current market environment and competitive power of Southwest Airlines. In order to have a substantial overview of its environment, two analyses, the PESTEL analysis and Porter’s Five Forces analysis, will be used to evaluate SA. With the findings, strategic recommendations will be made for the problems that the airline is facing or may encounter in the near future. 2. COMPANY BACKGROUND Southwest Airlines is a budget airline established in 1967 by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher and had its first flight in 1971. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, SA is an important airline in the...
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...Micheal Porter projected five forces model in capacity to analyze competitive strategy of the management in any industry. These forces hold an exigent spectrum of importance in the airline industry because of enormous market saturation. The concentration of airline service providers in the market are more than the actual needed demand. Due to immense competition, the level of competition is enhanced within the complex market offering in terms of technology, prices, in-flight entertainment, customer services, and so on. Hence, this paper is presented to analyze the Porter’s five forces model in the horizon of airline industry. Porter has also given the more enhanced framework of forces by including the sixth force as well, which will subsequently be analyzed according to said industry. Porter’s Six Forces Model Analysis The extension of Porter’s five forces model is actually regarded as Porter’s six forces model. The enhanced stimuli of forces did not gain such popularity as that of its previous model integrating five forces only, because of its less positive acceptance. The model is similar to the five forces model with only difference of sixth force in the framework. Hence, all Porter’s (1980) forces are explained below with their certitude rating in the parameters of airline industry. Force 1: Threats of New Entrants The threat of new firm into the same industry is the force which describes the dependability of new entrants on the entering barriers. These barriers...
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...Porter’s Five Forces After the analysis of Jetstar’s societal environment with the use of PEST, the Porter’s Five Forces can be used to analyse another aspect of the external environment; the task environment. Porter’s Five Forces is a framework that consists of five competitive forces, threat of entry, power of supplier and buyer, threat of substitution and competitive rivalry. These forces facilitate the analysis of the task environment of an industry or company (Wheelen and Hunger, 2009). The threat of new entry is high because there are no significant barriers of entry in the airline industry. For example, airplanes can be easily leased, defraying the large initial capital investment. Additionally, exit cost in the business is considered to be low as airplanes can be easily sold off or redeployed to other markets (Sundaresan, n.d.). Least to say, business in budget airlines is getting more lucrative with more flyers turning to low fare flights. Thus more airlines are providing low fare flights to meet the demands of flyers. Power of supplier of Jetstar is considered to be low. There are two main inputs to the airline industry; aviation fuel and airplanes. Since aviation fuel is a commodity, which prices are largely determined by the market forces and geo-political forces (Sundaresan, n.d.), it can be said that the suppliers do not have much of a control over the prices put out to Jetstar. With regard to the supply of airplanes, there are currently two manufacturers...
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...position of Singapore Airlines Module No : EG3080 Module Title : Business Application in Engineering Submitted by : Chia Kok Kwang Alvin (K1068496) Table of Contents Page 1. Abstract 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Background 5 4. Singapore Airline’s Macro Environment (PESTEL Analysis) 6 5.1 Political Factors 6 5.2 Economic Factors 7 5.3 Socio-cultural Factors 7 5.4 Technological Factors 8 5.5 Environmental Factors 8 5.6 Legal Factors 9 5. Competitive forces and firm strategy (Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis) 10 6.7 Threat of new entrants 10 6.8 Threat of substitutes 10 6.9 Power of buyer 11 6.10 Power of supplier 11 6.11 Competitive rivalry 12 6. Strategic Capabilities (SWOT Analysis) 13 7. Strategic Choices (Porter’s Strategies) 14 8.12.1 Cost leadership 14 8.12.2 Focus 14 8.12.3 Differentiation 14 8.12 Strategic choice of Singapore Airlines 15 8. Challenges ahead of Singapore Airlines 16 9. Conclusion 17 10. References 18 & 19 1. Abstract Singapore Airlines leaves a deeply positive impression in many people’s heart as a leading airline that is dedicated to bring the highest level of products and services. We will look into how Singapore Airlines achieve its excellent...
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... This analysis is directly relevant to the assessment. It demonstrates a wide range and excellent application of the strategy tools to the organisation. A very good analysis that has excellent clarity. Generally coherent and with accompanying logical arguments. Contains some excellent elements of independent thinking. A critical appraisal of up to date literature. The report is well written. Students please note that this assignment was graded in the range 70% and above. Students: Please note there is no need to place the basic strategy models in the appendices e.g. Porter’s (1985) Five Forces, SWOT analysis, etc.. It would be more beneficial to apply the models directly to the organisation and place them in the appendices and discuss the main identified issues in the main text. 2 Corporate Strategy: Emirates Airline By Student How has Emirate airline managed to remain competitive in such a saturated industry? Emirates Airline “An exceptional journey from start to finish” (Emirates, 2010). 3 Introduction: ............................................................................................................................... 4 Background to Emirates Airline: ............................................................................................... 4 Competitive Advantage: ............................................................................................................ 5 Porter’s five forces: ........
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...Five Forces model of Airline Industry Air travel has changed the way people live and experience the world today. The airline industry is a strategic sector that plays a fundamental role in the globalization of other industries since it promotes tourism, world trade, foreign investment and, therefore, leads to economic growth. However, all airlines within the industry operate in a highly dynamic environment where various legal, social, technological and economic forces interact with each other, thus influencing their decisions and actions In the industry where airlines can face severe financial distress due to oil crisis, recessions and terrorist attacks, In order to survive, as well as succeed, the business needs to assess its competitive environment and identify key factors that may influence its actions (Porter, 1998, p.45). The airline industry is very competitive and Michael Porter’s five-forces model can be used to analyse the intensity of the competition and the profitability of this industry. Porter’s five forces model is a business unit strategy tool which is used to make an analysis of the value of an industry structure (Hubbard, 2004, pg 35). The analysis is made by the identification of 5 fundamental competitive forces. These include: Threat of new entrants is high One of the forces identified by this model is the threat of new entrants which refers to the possibility of new competitors entering the industry and undermining the profits of the established...
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...CORPORATE STRATEGY Question 1 (25) "Porter's five forces model of industry competition is by far the most widely-used approach in industry and competitive analysis". Using Porter's five forces model, critically analyse Kulula's operation within the air travel industry. Competitive Analysis of Airline Industry Using Porter’s Five-Forces Model Rivalry within the Airline Industry: The nature of rivalry in the airline industry is extremely intense as there are several airlines operating in South Africa. Previous years the domestic airlines consisted of SAA, Comair, Nationwide and Sunair. They charged high prices and customers didn’t have much of a choice but to fly with one of these airlines which makes Kulula’s arrival a welcome new alternative. Larger rivals (SAA) were threatened by Kulula’s arrival and did not want to lose market share. They immediately countered the threat posed by Kulula by launching their “red-eye” campaign which was quickly countered by Kulula’s red-eye campaign and to date a there is a low-intensity price war between SAA and Kulula. Kulula aggressively compete with other airlines through offering the cheapest flights possible in South Africa via their online booking system. No unwanted extras, no free food or drinks in an effort to grab more customers than other competitors. They have to keep their flights more than 80% full in order to turn a profit a very tall order if one consider that other low cost carriers have folded...
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...anagment [pic]The Airline Industry And Porter Five Model Forces The Airline is one of the major industries in the world today and is majorly affected by Michael Porter's "Five Forces" model. The following write up conducts an analysis on how the model affects the airline industry today. The central force of Porter's model is Internal Rivalry within the Industry. In case of the Airline industry, this is the most important force today, especially since the market is completely saturated. There are more service providers than needed in both local as well as international markets. The various airlines are competing for the same customer, which also results in strengthening the buyer power, another of Porter's forces. Moreover, a lot of airlines such as Qatar Airways and Emirates have a brand name which they have to defend so they compete in doing so. The airlines are continually competing against each other in terms of prices, technology, in-flight entertainment, customer services and many more areas. The net result of this competition between companies is an overall slow market growth rate. One of the forces that Porter describes is Entry into the industry. In the world today, the airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The biggest for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries, due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts, safety and security measures, customer service...
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... Key concepts we will cover: • Analysing the General Environment – PEST analysis – Risk & Scenario Planning • Analysing the Competitive Environment – Porter’s 5 Forces model – Porter’s Strategic Group Analysis – Hypercompetition The General Environment • The external environment facing the organization consists of: • General environment • Competitive environment • The changes that occur in the general environment transcend organizations and industries • The competitive environment consists of the industry and markets in which an organization competes Some Interactions Between Businesses & Their Environment Customers Shareholders & Creditors National & Local Governments Media Suppliers Competitors Business Support Groups Wholesalers Public Opinion The Organisation Foreign Governments Social Activist Groups Local Communities Employees Adapted from K Davis & W C Frederick “Business and Society: Management, Public Policy, Ethics”, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1984 The General Environment • The figure shows the relationship between the organization and its external environment • Other things being equal, it is the competitive environment that has the greatest impact on the organization Figure 2.1 The General Environment • PEST analysis is useful for scanning the general environment • PEST is political, economic, social, and technological factors • PEST analysis can be used to identify weak signals that may point to a discontinuity shaping...
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...06 September 2012, Qantas had entered a 10-year partnership with Emirates that will go beyond the code-sharing and collaboration in terms of coordinated pricing, sales, and scheduling and benefit-sharing model which aims to jointly deploy one or more resource combinations. An in-depth analysis has been done on what are the internal and external factors that influence Qantas to form an alliance with Emirates. These factors are: Deregulation of open skies creating economic environment and open equal opportunities for all air carriers Excessive capacity, fuel cost, foreign currency exposure and threat of new entrants. Changes in customer taste and destinations, power of customers and growth of airlines alliances. Heavy investments in railways and telecommunication tools Consumer protection and passenger rights Growing percentage of global emission Airport slots allocations Similarity of resources and services such as Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific Improving services for better price Improving power of negotiation between the alliance and suppliers During the analysis of the case, a number of opportunities were found and related with the internal and external forces where these opportunities were viewed as factors to generate a competitive advantage in the market: Forming a 10-year partnership with Emirates to gain access with their resources and collaborate to see what it is capable of. These resources are usually scare, no direct substitute,...
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...Structural analysis of an industry is a valuable tool that can be used as a primary determinant of a firm's long-term profitability. Understanding the dynamics of competitive forces can provide insight into the attractiveness of an industry and the potential for returns on capital. Michael Porter, a Harvard Business School professor, has developed a framework for understanding an industry's structure. Porter's analysis is widely taught in business schools and commonly used by analysts. Porter's book, Competitive Strategy, provides an excellent, readable resource for understanding the impact of competitive forces on an industry. According to Porter, the five competitive forces affecting an industry are: threat of entry, competitive rivalry, bargaining power of suppliers, threat of substitutes, and the bargaining power of buyers. Let's use the airline industry as an example of how an analyst may interpret the competitive forces that affect an industry. Threat of Entry The threat of new entrants presents the possibility that new firms will enter the industry and diminish industry returns by passing along value to buyers in the form of lower prices and raising the cost of competition. Factors that determine the threat of entry include capital requirements, economies of scale, switching costs, and brand value. In the airline industry, access to capital is plentiful. Banks extend credit to airline carriers, and the debt and equity markets provide alternatives for raising funds...
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...Porters The Airline is one of the major industries in the world today and is majorly affected by Michael Porter's "Five Forces" model. The following write up conducts an analysis on how the model affects the airline industry today. The central force of Porter's model is Internal Rivalry within the Industry. In case of the Airline industry, this is the most important force today, especially since the market is completely saturated. There are more service providers than needed in both local as well as international markets. The various airlines are competing for the same customer, which also results in strengthening the buyer power, another of Porter's forces. Moreover, a lot of airlines such as Qatar Airways and Emirates have a brand name which they have to defend so they compete in doing so. The airlines are continually competing against each other in terms of prices, technology, in-flight entertainment, customer services and many more areas. The net result of this competition between companies is an overall slow market growth rate. One of the forces that Porter describes is Entry into the industry. In the world today, the airline industry is so saturated that there is hardly space for a newcomer even to squeeze its way in. The biggest for this is the cost of entry. The airline industry is one of the most expensive industries, due to the cost of buying and leasing aircrafts, safety and security measures, customer service and manpower. Another major barrier to entry is the...
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...nation and the aviation industry, are also important aspects of the company's strategic direction and focus. Mission Statement Indigo airlines aims to become the number one leader in the low cost airline industry of India, offering the best service and ensuring highest standards of quality at low cost to the customer. Goals and Objectives Non- Financial Indigo airlines aim to attain the utmost rank of customer satisfaction in terms of the service and products offered by the firm. The management ensures that the highest standards of quality are in place at every level to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. Financial The financial goal for the firm is to ensure highest rate of return for the investors and the stakeholders and increasing the profit by following steps. Effective costing of products Cost cutting Increasing the market share by 25% Core Competencies / Competitive Advantage The strengths for indigo airline in the current market situation are the price tag of the tickets and the fact that it has been awarded many times in 2009 as one of the best low cost airlines. The recession was extreme and most of the people who were using services from jet airways and kingfisher came down to low cost airlines (financial express).The market almost doubled for the low cost airlines as in the times of recession companies wanted to cut costs so most of -the official travel (Domestic) was done through low cost airlines. Indigo airlines are a low cost airline and because of that...
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