1. What is MIS? Definition: Development and use of computer-based information systems that help businesses achieve their goals and objectives. Development: Information systems are built for business professionals (you) to use. You need to take an active role in specifying system requirements and in managing development projects to ensure that the system meets your needs and the organization’s needs. Use: You need to learn how to use to accomplish your goals. You have responsibilities
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which vary with the volume of traffic carried, have traditionally been quite low in the airline industry. They include ticket commissions, baggage handling, and cabin amenities including food and beverages, among other passenger-related costs. With the recent spate of cost cutting, where ticket commissions to travel agents have been eliminated by the major airlines (with the exception of Southwest Airlines), a cap of $100 commission on international flights, and drastic reductions in the quantity
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2 CHAPTER 2.1 2.2 2.3 Decision Making and Business Processes Why Do I Need To Know This LEARNING OUTCOMES Explain the difference between transactional data and analytical information, and between OLTP and OLAP. Define TPS, DSS, and EIS, and explain how organizations use these types of information systems to make decisions. Understand what AI is and the four types of artificial intelligence systems used by organizations today. Describe how AI differs from TPS, DSS, and EIS. Describe the importance
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Our supply-demand model for domestic air traffic implies 14% growth in passengers as evidenced from firm aircraft orders and latest delivery schedules. With yield management becoming the singular strategy lever for Indian Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs), cost structures assume high importance and structural asymmetries will decide the competitive edge for the airlines. However, much of these asymmetries in cost structure are inherited from the fleet strategy adopted by various airlines, hence normally have
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Developing a strategy that creates profitable growth is one of the most important tasks of the management of any organization. In doing so, companies attempt to move away from “red oceans” where competitive forces are at their greatest and actively seek “blue oceans”; uncontested spaces within the competitive market where companies have greatest potential for profit, growth, and market share. Organizations often find “blue oceans” by leveraging disruptive technologies that change the rules of the
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BestJet B: The European budget airline industry: origins, growth, market and competition May 2006 __________________________________________________________________ Allan Kinross prepared this case. It is intended to be used as a basis of class discussion rather to illustrate the effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation Introduction to the European budget airline industry After 9 years of spectacular growth
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:direct operations of the stores by the company and the licensing. Outbound logistics. The outbound logistics for Pacific Coffee ，it sells own-brand coffee beans and Jura brand coffee machines to distributors and corporate clients, such as banks, airline companies, clubs and hotels. Its coffee beans are sold in Hong Kong , Macau and Singapore. Marketing and Sales. Pacific Coffee does not heavily invest in marketing relying
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Airbus Alexander Z. Ibsen* University of Arizona, Department of Sociology, P.O. Box 210027, Tucson, AZ 85721-0027,United States a b s t r a c t Keywords: Airplanes Boeing Airbus Two-party democracy Frames Technological philosophy Economic models of technological innovation, as well as modern sociological approaches to the study of organizations, predict that two-actor markets will eventually evolve into one dominant technological logic. Why is it, then, that the only two global manufacturers
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9% 13% 2% 6% 3.2% 100% 75% Number of airline passengers 4.1% 50% 25% Airline traffic (RPK) 5.0% 70% 0% 2012 Airplanes 20,310 2032 Airplanes 41,240 2013 to 2032 New airplanes 35,280 Cargo traffic (RTK) 5.0% • Regional jets • Single aisle • Small widebody • Medium widebody • Large widebody World regions Key indicators and new airplane markets Growth measures Regions World economy (GDP) % Airline traffic (RPK) % Cargo traffic (RTK) % Airplane
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STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON USING INFORMATION TO GAIN A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, INCLUDING: • The core drivers of the information age • Data, information, business intelligence, knowledge • Systems thinking • Competitive advantages • Porter’s Five Forces model • Porter’s three generic strategies • Value chain analysis Many of these concepts and strategies will be new to your students. Be sure to explain to your students that this chapter offers an introduction to these concepts and they will
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