motivating prospect. Why do you want to work for easy Jet? easyJet are the UK’s number one short haul carrier and to be a part of the organisation would be an honour. Having flown as a passenger I have experienced the personalised service from the crew and I would take pride to be a part of the ‘orange spirit’ with the ability to be able to add personal touches and make a customer’s on-board experience unforgettable. The easyJet culture appears to empower all employees within their role to be
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opportunities as they arise. Key Concepts: Generic Strategy (Porter, 1985) The Strategy Clock (Bowman & D’Aveni, 1995) 4–5 The importance of Generic (Business) strategies: Example 1/2 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Increase (%) Ryanair EasyJet Lufthansa 26,6 24,3 50,9 33,4 29,6 51,3 40,5 32,9 53,4 49,0 37,2 62,9 57,7 43,7 70,5 65,3 46,1 76,5 145,5% 89,7% 50,3% British Airways Air FranceKLM 36,1 35,7 35,6 33,0 33,2 33,1 -8,3% 48,7 48,2
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per passenger is the lowest in Europe by some margin, approximately one third lower than that of easyJet... Lowest cost base. Ryanair’s cost per passenger is the lowest in Europe by some margin, approximately one third lower than that of easyJet. Excluding fuel costs, the difference is even starker, with Easyjet’s cost per passenger 67% above that of Ryanair. This unit cost advantage against easyJet stems mainly from airport and handling charges. This, in turn, comes from Ryanair's use of smaller
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Master’s thesis M.Sc. in EU Business & Law An analysis of the European low fare airline industry - with focus on Ryanair Student: Thomas C. Sørensen Student number: 256487 Academic advisor: Philipp Schröder Aarhus School of Business September 13, 2005 1 Table of contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Preface 6 1.2. Research problem 6 1.3. Problem formulation 7 1.4. Delimitation 7 2. Science and methodology approach 2.1. Approaches to science 2.1.1. Ontology 2
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Unit 34 – Operations Management in Business (Word Count: 3598) Jason Hixson Tel: 01454 281141 Tutor: Mike Brayford Email: jason@rapidandsecure.co.uk Contents Page(s) Task 1 Nature & Importance of Operational Management 3 - 6 Task 2 Operations Management & Strategic Planning 7 - 8 Task 3 Production Process 9 Task 4 Techniques/Operational Plan 10 - 12 Bibliography 13
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report in 2013. From its official website, data shows that Ryanair operates more than 1,600 daily flights from 72 bases, connecting 184 destinations in 30 countries and operating a fleet of more than 300 new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The latest news about Ryanair could be found on its corporate website (http://corporate.ryanair.com), saying that “Ryanair has recently announced firm orders for a further 280 new Boeing 737 aircraft, as well as options for 100 more Boeing 737 MAX 200s, which will enable
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The Corporate Culture at People Express Airlines People Express Airlines begun operating in 1981 and grew into being the fifth largest US carrier by February 1986[1]. However, by the end of 1986 is had been sold to Texas International Airlines due to its financial problems. In my paper I will try to analyze the decline the company from the point of the view of the corporate culture in the company. Most of the data in my paper comes from a case study on People Express published by the Harvard
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05341_02_ch02_p021-044.qxd 9/25/07 10:01 AM Page 21 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done; producing goods and/or services for customers. Chapter 1 pointed out that operations management is important because it is responsible for managing most of the organization’s resources. However, many people think that operations management is only concerned with short-term, day-to-day,
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you think) and stays for the variety and high quality of flights served by the airport. Statistics show that in 2008 the airport has served more than 2.3mil passengers. The structure of the following paper will be as follows: general information about the airport, several different aspects of the industrial operations of the airport will be analysed: the baggage handling; passenger operations; airport security; airport technical services; air traffic control etc. The report will finish with a conclusion-
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05341_02_ch02_p021-044.qxd 9/25/07 10:01 AM Page 21 CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY INTRODUCTION An organization’s operations function is concerned with getting things done; producing goods and/or services for customers. Chapter 1 pointed out that operations management is important because it is responsible for managing most of the organization’s resources. However, many people think that operations management is only concerned with short-term, day-to-day
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