------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION This case discusses the history of Boeing and salient forces affecting the global aircraft industry, along with the key strategic issues driving Boeing’s competitive strategies. Boeing and Airbus dominate the global aircraft industry, but have very different visions of the future of commercial air travel. Consequently, the strategies they have devised to manage the competitive environment are disparate. The case provides a unique opportunity to explore
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market development scenarios in the context of the creation of the new air carrier Depending on the market development scenarios in the context of creation of new air carrier proposed hypotheses of the study can be proved or disproved. Thus, below are factors that determine the development of scenario, confirming alternative hypothesis, according to which the creation of new air carrier providing safe, effective, low cost air services to a wide range of consumers will be profitable: Obtaining the
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Case Study This case study relates to the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the global logistics firm TNT Express. Copy of a Press Release statement: 25 February 2013 07:30 CET - Amsterdam, the Netherlands – The Supervisory Board of TNT Express has today announced the appointment of Tex Gunning as CEO. "Tex’s extensive business experience and track record in successfully turning around businesses and delivering results make him the ideal candidate in this critical time
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synonymous with low fares, quality service and dependability. The company has made flying affordable for more than 50 million guests. Now, the airline company is the leading low fare airline in the Asia since it has been expanding rapidly since 2001, to become an award winning and the largest low cost carrier in Asia. With a fleet of 72 aircrafts, AirAsia flies to over 61 domestic and international destinations with 108 routes, and operates over 400 flights daily from hubs located in Malaysia, Thailand and
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capability, and technology, making them a peer threat. History The PLA traces its origins to the August, 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists and the nationalists ("People’s Liberation Army History," 2011). The combination of land, sea, and air forces from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was initially called the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army. Between 1934 and 1935 the Red Army encountered multiple conflicts against Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
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of right now. When the other leaders revolt by saying that the world is safer with nuclear weapons Zartan presses the button to deploy all the nuclear warheads that the United States have, hence stage 1 of the game begins. Once the warheads are in air the leaders of the other countries become flustered and one by one start to deploy their own nuclear war heads towards each other. Once all players deployed the nuclear missiles, Zartan asks if anyone is willing to abort the madness of bombing
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I. Introduction Globalization coupled with technology has dramatically altered the competitive landscape of corporate America. As corporations fight for scarce resources, and savvy consumers equipped with greater knowledge through the World Wide Web gain bargaining power, the necessity for big business to improve supply chain management procedures has intensified. The explosive growth of emerging markets like China and India creates both opportunities and challenges in transporting goods and
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Analytics (BA) Business intelligence (BI) is the transformation of raw data into meaningful and useful information for business analysis purposes. BI can handle enormous amounts of unstructured data to help identify, develop and otherwise create new strategic business opportunities. BI allows for the easy interpretation of volumes of data. Identifying new opportunities and implementing an effective strategy can provide a competitive market advantage and long-term stability. BI technologies provide historical
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CONFIDENTIAL Session Objectives: • Why pursue external strategies? • • • Limited organic growth versus strategic goals New products / services, end markets, technologies, and customers, as well as sourcing synergies What are some of the strategies? • • • Joint ventures – private and public / governmental Acquisitions Divestitures and re-investing in the core business The Acquisition Process: • • Strategic goals and target identification / research Deal execution – the team, valuation / structure, and
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The Low Cost Airline: AirAsia A study of opportunities, challenges and critical success factors LGT 3007 Air Transport Logistics [pic] Introduction History of low cost airlines The low-cost concept became a moneymaker in the United States, where it was pioneered in the 1970s by Southwest Airlines, the model for budget carriers elsewhere like Ryanair and easyJet in Europe. Definition of low cost airlines A low cost airline generally has many features that differentiate it from the
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