Essays about: "about airlines"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words about airlines.

  1. 21. Utilizing problem specic structures in branch and bound methods for manpower planning

    University essay from Optimeringslära; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Björn Morén; [2012]
    Keywords : Manpower planning; Airlines; Optimization; Branch and bound; Branching methods;

    Abstract : This thesis is about solving the manpower planning problem concerning stangand transitioning of pilots. The objective of the planning is to have enoughpilots to satisfy the demand while minimizing the cost. The main decisions totake are how many pilots to hire, which pilots to train and which courses toschedule. READ MORE

  3. 22. Customer driven innovation

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Olga Mazur; Katsiaryna Archakova; [2011]
    Keywords : innovation; company; customer involvement; motives; obstacles;

    Abstract : Cooperation between customers and companies has existed for a long time. However, the role of a customer was rather passive and organizations were the ones who dictated their rules and took a leading role in the process of product creation. READ MORE

  4. 23. Tentative Interaction Design Principles for the Design of Online Booking Systems

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan

    Author : Muhammad Sohaib Amir Khan; Tariq Ashraf; [2011]
    Keywords : interaction design; human computer interaction; usability; user-centered design approach; online booking system;

    Abstract : We see this world rich with culture, emotion, and human connections. The human built world can afford a sense of beauty, sublimity, and resonance, and through our advancements in technology also bringing the advancements in society. READ MORE

  5. 24. Manpower planning for airline pilots : A tabu search approach

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Optimeringslära; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Björn Thalén; [2010]
    Keywords : Optimization; Tabu search; Meta-heuristics; Manpower planning; Airline; Pilot; Iterated Local Search;

    Abstract : The airline industry faces some of the largest and most complicated optimization problems among all industries today. A large part of their costs iscrew costs and large savings can be made by efficient manpower planning. The research focus has been on the later steps in the planning process such as crew scheduling. READ MORE

  6. 25. Service Quality and Customer Preferences : A study of interactional service quality in the airline industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Markus Lindberg; Emma Löfgren; [2009]
    Keywords : Service quality; interaction; airline industry; emotional labor;

    Abstract : In recent years, large efforts have been put on enhancing effectiveness in organizations. No resources are dispensable, and a dollar saved is a dollar earned. This is probably something that is rather easy to compute and control within the production sector. READ MORE