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airline industr# with what is %nown as the Southwest ,ffect: low cost fares- oint-to- oint service- .10 minute turnaround/ and an en0o#a$le friendl# atmos here) After the Airline 1ere!ulation Act of 19'8- Southwest ado ted a olit# that irre!ardless of the rofita$ilit# of e& ansion o ortunities- the com an# wanted to commit to a mana!ea$le annual !rowth rate of a$out 10-1+2) 3he followin! 4uestions and discussion will address the historical challen!es of Southwest airlines- the direction the com an# contem lated in 2002- and a $rief loo% at the challen!es of toda#) 1). W at is t e competitive business environment 3he airline industr# has alwa#s $een com etitive) 5n an anal#sis of the most rofita$l# investments as er our class discussion- sur risin!l#- airlines come in at the lowest return on each dollar invested at around 2)+2) Southwest Airlines e& erienced 30 consecutive #ears of rofit a mere two #ears after it(s foundin! in 19'1) 6an# air orts $e!an re4uestin! Southwest service for their assen!ers- $ut throu!hout Southwest(s e& ansion- the com an# aimed to maintain a mana!ea$le !rowth rate and focus on their core com etencies of low rice fares that would com ete with the cost of drivin! to the destination) 5n the mid 1990(s- the ma0or carriers entered into rice wars to undercut com etition) Althou!h- these dealin!s did affect Southwest(s $ottom line- Southwest still mana!e to continue to turn a rofit and e& and due to their e& ansion into a reservation s#stem and their commitment to a culture and e& erience that assen!ers were drawn to) 2). W at is t e competitive advantage t at t e compan% obtained as discussed in t e caseJ Southwest Airlines com etitive advanta!es are their oint-to- oint services which are !enerall# tar!etin! the fre4uent $usiness traveler) 7ith several re!ular fli!hts er da#- if a assen!er ha ens to miss their fli!ht- the# will $e automaticall# $oo%ed onto another fli!ht) Secondl#- Southwest strate!icall# secured routes throu!h secondar# air orts which !enerall# had lower fi&ed costs for the airlines and less con!estions for assen!ers ease) 8inall#- Southwest focused on 4uic%- relia$le turnaround time usin! onl# one version of aircraft- allowin! for familiarit# amon! staff and !reater efficienc# in turnaround) 9assen!ers were not assi!ned seats- sim l# $oardin! sections- which allowed for assen!er loadin! to $e conducted more efficientl#) 3he traditional airline model is the Hu$ and S o%e model- which in essence ta%es most assen!ers from the ori!ination- throu!h the hu$- and then transfers them to their destination) Southwest(s oint to oint s#stem was more relia$le $ecause it did not de end on the on time arrival of an earlier fli!ht for de arture) Southwest also im lemented the first and most sim listic fre4uent-flier ro!ram: urchase ei!ht fli!hts and !et one free) Southwest(s initiall# connected with four com uter reservation and tic%etin! s#stems and also the owerful SAB:, s#stem) 3his allowed travel a!ents to view fli!ht information and even rint tic%ets) 5n 1994Southwest was onl# connected throu!h the SAB:, s#stems which ushed Southwest to develo the .tic%etless/ travel ro!ram as well as Southwest)com)

>). W at strateg% andEor model was used or implemented in t is caseJ ;argaining power of bu%ers 9orter(s + =om etitive 8orces 6odel & rea ts $out west vs. #ll ot er #irlines & reat of substitute

;argaining power of suppliers

& reat of new entrants ;argaining *ower

Southwest airlines does stru!!le a!ainst the threat of su$stitutes much li%e an# other airline and in this case the threat of su$stitutes is the decision to use an alternate form of travel- such as drivin! or ta%in! a train) 3he airline industr# is sensitive to .tra!ed#/ such as when there is a lane crash or an event li%e 9"11< consumers tend to switch to a su$stitute or chose not to travel in the first lace) Southwest(s $est defense is a stron! 9: cam ai!n- which we saw after 9"11 when the com an# launched ads sa#in! that when America is read# to fl# a!ain- Southwest will $e there)

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