Unit 28: Health, safety and security for airports and airlines Learning outcomes By completing this unit candidates will develop knowledge and understanding of the health, safety and security issues affecting the airport and airline industries. They will identify the main hazards in the terminal and airside areas, gain knowledge of the methods used to minimise the risks and be able to describe the relevant legislation. They will also investigate recently introduced health, safety and security systems and procedures in the airport and airline sector. Candidates will produce evidence to meet the unit assessment objectives in order to show that they understand: • • • • • the health, safety and security hazards at an airport terminal and how
Based on the book when there are competitive markets such as airlines, a company certainly needs to look at costs and revenue very closely. (Brickley, Smith, & Zimmerman, 2009, p. 180) In this case I believe that the flights from San Francisco t Washington DC should be discontinued. Even though United Airlines is a large company and profitable if they continue these flights in the long run they will lose money. The other option that they would have would be to increase the fares to cover those costs, but since the airline industry is a competitive market people are more likely to go with a lower cost airline. The first thing the airline must do is look at the firm supply.
They take into account the number of passengers, fuel load by weight, estimated number of bags, freight and mail based on the shipping manifests from the cargo shippers and the United States Post Office. Taking all these weights, the ALA must plan the load distribution for the aircraft so that it is within the guidelines set by the airline and FAA so the aircraft will be in balance, front cargo hold and rear. Each different aircraft type has separate load sheets used for calculations and weight distribution. The ALA is also responsible for making sure that they have the proper equipment and enough employees to complete the job. When the aircraft is scheduled to arrive, the ALA must ensure the gate is clean and ready to accept the aircraft.
All else being equal, cash received sooner is better. • The timing of cash flows a firm can generate is very important in determing the value of a firm. All else being equal, cash received later is better. • The timing of cash flows a firm can generate is irrelevant in determing the value of a firm. FCF= sales revenues-operating costs-Operation
M E M O R A N D U M TO: Supervisor, Name FROM: Name Re: Cost of Quality considerations Date: December 6, 2013 Mr. Name We as a manufacturer of tangible products must ensure our merchandise is of the best quality before it reaches the consumer. This is imperative if we are to maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace, while in addition earning repetitive and referral business from our customers. There are three main types of costs associated with producing quality products. If we are aware of the following costs of quality, and implement them in areas in need of improvement, the quality of our merchandise will improve, our customer satisfaction will improve, and our reputation will improve, resulting in a more prosperous business. The three types of costs associated with quality considerations are prevention costs, appraisal costs, and internal/external failure costs.
Company G has prided itself on cultivating relationships with it's suppliers built on honesty, confidence, and allegiance in order to facilitate profits for both parties. However, as popularity may grow for the product so too may the market and suppliers might consider increasing costs, in which case a fixed contract would be discussed. Threat from Substitutes – If the Little Wonder does prosper their may be threats from substitutes from larger companies that are able to produce a similar product on an increased scale thereby reducing it's price and making it difficult for Company G to compete. SWOT Analysis A SWOT analysis has been done for Company G and the outcome is clearly positive. The details of that evaluation: STRENGTHS Dedication from management, employees, and suppliers 1.
Quality is about meeting the needs and expectations of customers, and for a business such as Tesco, it is vital to get it right. Tesco is the largest market share holder in their market, and are expected to maintain the quality of their services and products they sell. As a result, Tesco would be seen as the place to shop in that market type, bringing about more revenue, customers and maintaining their market share. Therefore quality is important to maintain the business’s image or reputation they hold in that market. High quality of Tesco’s products and services is important so they can maintain their customer loyalty.
(20 points) The administrative agency which controls the regulation is the Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation (DOT). This proposed regulations interest me because sometimes I require assistance at the airport. This proposed regulation will affect me by hopefully changing things for the better. It will require me to have need less assistance at the kiosk in the airports and cut down on the wait time on having to have an employee of the airport assist me with the kiosks. 2.
Another reason, that they chose firm-fixed-price contract was because they still had to discuss all factors and realize that they are estimates. Good for Lockheed Martin and why firm-fixed-price was better than the other contracts was basically due to once they negotiated a price and a contract was awarded the government was “locked-in” to paying that price. (Murphy, 2009). MFC has a headquarters in Dallas, Texas as well as a second major facility in Orlando, Fla. Additional facilities are located in nine U.S. states as well as Japan and the United Kingdom. (NIST.gov, 2012).
While Human Capital and Oil might seem more important than replacement parts; should Huffman’s access to such parts be limited or eliminated, the wear and tear of their assets will eventually catch up to them and keep them from operating. Thus, these three resources are fundamental for Huffman’s success and all three are vulnerable to a disaster whether natural or manmade. The limitations attached to these three resources are complex. Human Capital for instance is limited to the number of employees that Huffman can keep in their payroll; while payroll is directly associated