Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Perhaps not surprisingly, American Airlines leads in magnitude for U.S. airlines — but not by as much as you would think. Simply put, this is the aggregate of all digital measures (visits, page views, social media views, social media visitors, etc.). Digital share. This is where it gets interesting for U.S.

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Metrics Airlines Comparison Methodologies 77

Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

In response, hospitals are increasingly making analytics and new technologies an integral part of hospital operations. Business analytics widely used in the transportation industry by airlines and shipping companies are beginning to be employed to schedule operating rooms and staffing.

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System Healthcare Study Data 133

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Airlines are arguably more operationally complex, asset-intensive, and regulated than hospitals, yet the best performers are doing a better job by far than most hospitals at keeping costs low and make a decent profit while delivering what their customers expect. katyau/Getty Images. These examples are relevant to health care for two reasons.

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Data Airlines Transportation Operations 72

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

Airlines Easyjet and Lufthansa have adopted drones as a tool for aircraft inspections. Network Rail in the United Kingdom is using drones as part of its ORBIS project to digitize the country’s rail network in 3D, to enable better planning of track maintenance and renewal.

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Company Data Analysis Industry 126

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 18, 2016

If it would have an immediate business impact, such as the impact that an airline’s loss of its reservation systems would have, then it is likely to be a key operational investment. Executives can sometimes struggle differentiating between key operational and support investments.

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Tools Operations System Software 70