is is derived from the positive work environment and ability to learn from the mistakes that are made. Currently, SpaceX takes any ideas from any person in the company and explores those ideas. Even suggestions from interns are explored. The problem with this arises as the company continues to expand. Although there will be a lot of new innovation ideas, it will be more and more difficult to test all of these ideas due to a limitation of resources. SpaceX can keep their flat organizational structure
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Airlines, Case Analysis Your name BUSN412 Business Policy August 7th, 2011 CASE ANALYSIS Southwest Airlines. COMPANY NAME: Southwest Airlines. INDUSTRY: Air Travel. COMPANY WEBSITE: (www.southwest.com) COMPANY BACKGROUND: Southwest Airlines Co. incorporated in 1967, is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2010, the company had 548 Boeing 737 aircraft serving 69 cities in 35 states (Southwest Airlines Company profile,
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Introduction………………………………………………….3 Ryanair’s Background……………………………………..3 Ryanair’s external environment analyses (PESTEL)…3 Ryanair’s internal strategic capabilities (SWOT)……...4 Ryanair’s strategic choice (Porter’s five forces)………5 VRIO framework……………………………………………..5 Rumelt’s criteria……………………………………………..6 Ryanair’s implementation of low cost strategy………..6 Recommendations………………………………………….6 Conclusion…………………………………………………...7 Reference List……………………………………………….7 Appendix………………………………....…………………..8 12.1 Presentation’s
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organization is known as strategic goals. These goals are mainly meant for the top leaders of the organization who are also concerned with the main objectives of the organization. Take Southwest Airlines for instance, the main objective for this company was to remain very profitable. To achieve this Southwest Airlines kept their air fare tickets price low, ensuring that their passengers are happy. Thus cutting down operational expenses as a part of this strategic goal. The goal of lower air priced
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mainly dominated by Boeing and Airbus therefore they have high supplier power. For this reason, there is not a lot of competition among suppliers. Also, it is also unlikely that of a supplier integrating vertically. Airlines are also unable to materially affect fuel prices from suppliers as the oil market dictates the fuel costs. They also aim to use their combined scale to help influence the design of the next generation of narrow-body aircraft from both major manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and
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meet safety and profitability goals. Southwest boasts a fleet of 550 planes, making as many as six flights per day. Southwest features a fleet entirely made up of Boeing 737 airplanes. * Technological Resources: Southwest is always one-step ahead, cutting down on additional cost and using only single type of airplane Boeing 737 for the entire fleet. Southwest intangible resources include human resource, reputation resources and organizational capabilities. * Human Resources: Southwest
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Appendix 2 Case Analysis Format (3 pages maximum) Title of the Case Problem Statement: (The problem statement is a one sentence declarative sentence that describes the strategic issue to be examined.) Fast growth, Low profitability? Sustainability Although Southwest cost are low, other competitor are cutting prices and becoming more competitive and therefore they face a problem being sustainable. Cost efficiency. Scenario: (The scenario is a 3-5 sentence summary of the
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BIRD’S EYE VIEW SWOT Analysis of Ryanair SWOT TEAM Air Scoop launches a new range of articles called ‘SWOT Team’. Each month, we will publish a SWOT analysis of an European low-cost carrier. In this issue, we start with a global SWOT of the market. The no-frills carriers have created new markets, and opened up air travel. A greater proportion of their passengers are people who previously were using other modes of transport for travel, while a certain proportion are from traditional carriers
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are mostly Union workers, Southwest Airline has only had one strike from their employees during their time of operation. Southwest Airlines utilized promotional tactics such as offering safe, reliable, low cost flights with exceptional service. The company wanted to ensure that it was meeting the needs of both leisure travelers that did not have the funds to pay for expensive flights and for the travelers that were on time restraints and had to get to their location on time. Southwest has successfully
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Table of Content RYANAIR THE COMPANY 3 Section A 4 Slow Growth 4 The impact of slow growth on the industry 4 Taxation 4 ECONOMIC FACTORS 5 Unemployment 5 GNP trends 5 Inflation 5 Exchange rates 5 Interest rates 6 Security Factors 6 The Threat of close substitutes and rivals 7 HIGH FIXED COSTS; 7 AIRPORTS 7 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES 9 Threat of new entrants 9 Suppliers: 9 Buyers: 9 Substitutes: 9 Competitive rivalry: 9 Section B 10 Firm Infrastructure 10
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