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Pricing and regulation in multi-sided markets : implications for payment card networks and smart metering
Uhlenbrock, Jens - 2011
This thesis strives to offer new insights in two main areas. First, in the well-researched domain of payment cards chapters 2 and 3 investigate an aspect that has hitherto been scantly examined, namely, the fact that merchant usage fees differ substantially among merchant sectors. Additionally,...
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Challenges and best practices for ground handling services
Mudyawabikwa, Caleb - 2011
dominance of airlines in the aviation industry. The importance and effectiveness of the ground handling function as part of the …
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What are the Determinants of Profitability in the European Low Cost Aviation Industry
Shah, Karan - 2009
This paper studies the factors influencing the profitability of European budget airlines through a detailed analysis of … three airlines: Ryanair, EasyJet and SkyEurope. It begins by defining budget airlines and examining their origins in Europe … undertakes a detailed analysis of the airlines' performance from 2000 to 2008. The study concludes by identifying the factors …
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Differentiation of services to achieve competitive advantage - Airlines meeting the needs of the physically challenged persons
Rahman, Md. Shafiqur - 2011
. Airlines have employed several differentiation strategies to gain a competitive advantage over other airlines in order to … of physically challenged persons can be a source of competitive advantage for the airlines if they differentiate their … for this research was “How can airlines differentiate their services and achieve competitive advantage by fulfilling the …
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Airports' connective role in megaregions
Katz, Donald Samuel - 2010
The megaregion spatial form has grown in prominence in recent years in planning thought, but the relationship between megaregions and the aviation sector is rather untouched in research. The purpose of this study is to examine the role airports play as transportation hubs for megaregions, and...
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Customer based time-to-event models for cancellation behavior: a revenue management integrated approach
Iliescu, Dan Cristian - 2008
time-to-event forecasts of cancellations on airlines' revenue streams. To determine the intensity of the cancellation … the cancellation process, which will help airlines to improve their overbooking strategies. …
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A decision support tool for unplannedmaintenance at ramp time including aviationregulations and scheduling disruption.
Zhao, Jing, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, … - 2007
This thesis describes the development of a decision support tool for unplanned maintenance of aircraft at ramp time during airport operations. Ramp time is the time between an aircraft arrival and its next departure. Clearance of an aircraft for flight is controlled by aviation regulations....
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Essays on pricing under uncertainty
Gan, Li (contributor) - 2008
airlines. (5) It controls for potential endogeneity of sales usingdynamic panels.The first essay tests the empirical importance … probabilities. Thesecond essay is the first study to provide formal evidence of stochastic peak-load pricingin airlines. It shows … that airlines learn about the demand and respond to earlysales setting higher prices when expected demand is high and more …
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Rivalry within and between strategic networks : an investigation of the United States Automotive Industry
Davies, Jennifer Ann-Louise - 2008
As a consequence of the increased incidence of collaborative arrangements between firms, the competitive environment characterising many industries has undergone profound change. It is suggested that rivalry is not necessarily enacted by individual firms according to the traditional mechanisms...
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Competition and innovation : independent production in the Chinese TV industry
Liu, Rui - 2011
Independent television production is recognised for its capacity to generate new kinds of program content, as well as deliver innovation in formats. Globally, the television industry is entering into the post-broadcasting era where audiences are fragmented and content is distributed across...
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