Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2017

Business analytics widely used in the transportation industry by airlines and shipping companies are beginning to be employed to schedule operating rooms and staffing. Do we want our employers and health insurers to know the status of our health and the risks we face?

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System Healthcare Study Data 132

Harvard Business

JUNE 29, 2016

Airlines Easyjet and Lufthansa have adopted drones as a tool for aircraft inspections. For example, savings are to be had in analysis of inventory stockpiles, thermal imaging of pipelines and rail lines, three-dimensional modeling of insurance claims, and non-destructive terahertz imaging for buildings.

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Company Data Analysis Industry 126

Harvard Business

APRIL 22, 2016

” According to the 2016 Airline Quality Study , the number of complaints filed by travelers on U.S. airlines in 2015 was the highest since 2000. Consumers are notoriously irate when it comes to the services offered by cable companies, health insurance firms , and banks.

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Airlines Insurance Insurance Accenture 70

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 71

Harvard Business

JANUARY 3, 2017

And airlines are gearing up for a price war on trans-Atlantic routes as some low-cost carriers plan service between the U.S. Aggregator and comparison websites have brought greater price visibility and ease of product comparison to banking, insurance, hotels and other consumer markets. and Europe.

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Retail Survey Bain Comparison 132

Management Consulted

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

To give you an idea of its influence and impact in the market, here is a list (pretty impressive, if you ask us) of companies in various industries who use NPS: Air Transportation: Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Qantas, Southwest Airlines, Travelocity, Volaris. Why is this important to know?

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Bain Survey Banking Metrics 100

Rick Conlow

MAY 17, 2023

Southwest Airlines: Southwest Airlines is known for its strong commitment to servant leadership. As a result, the airline has consistently ranked high in customer satisfaction and employee engagement. The company’s founder, Herb Kelleher, believed that putting employees first was the key to success.

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Leadership Training Training Airlines 112

CaseInterview.com

MAY 1, 2020

That job offer from the major airline that looked very appealing before seems like a terrible idea a few weeks later. If you’re building your network as a form of career insurance (which I highly recommend), why should someone make time to talk with you? You have to sell them on that idea. You have to sell them on that idea.

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Airlines Insurance Insurance How To 69

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Failure to accurately quantify the enterprise value of data (EvD) may therefore woefully undervalue the importance of cyber-security investments, as well as the face values typically applied to cyber insurance policies. Definitions for what constitutes EvD, and methodologies to calculate its value, remain in their infancy.

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Data Balance Sheet Enterprise Insurance 70

Alan Weiss

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Airlines are chronically bad at this (largely because the customer is “faceless” and the encounter is seldom personal). From the consumer side, my recommendation is that you write a hard copy, personal letter to the CEO (who an easily be found on the internet).

Hotels 52

Hotels Airlines Insurance Insurance 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 29, 2018

insurance) or types of work (e.g. Though you accrue oceans of hotel, airline and credit card loyalty points, these are consolation prizes for what can be a tough lifestyle if you are travelling week-in, week-out for months on end. transformations) as your limited experience means you add most value in areas you’ve worked on before.

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Recruitment Recruiting Travel Hotels 84

Management Consulted

APRIL 2, 2017

Bain’s major industries of importance in the Middle East include Airlines & Transportation, Media, Mining, Oil & Gas, Retail, Private Equity, Social & Public Sector, Technology, Telecommunications, Utilities and Alternative energy (the oil will run out one day!). in revenue (wow!). Bain & Company.

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Oliver Wyman Consulting Deloitte Real Estate 160

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2018

Likewise, the airlines have demonstrated that well-constructed alliances can be a powerful way to build market position and capitalize on scale. Discovery, the South African insurer, has formed strategic alliances with leading insurers around the world to license its Vitality platform—a quick, low-cost way to gain access to new markets.

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Insurance Insurance Accenture Bain 71

Harvard Business

MAY 31, 2018

In the wake of the new tax law, companies such as AT&T and Southwest Airlines said they would pay their employees a $1,000 bonus. ” Today, Merlo’s health business is growing rapidly, and his company became financially strong enough to acquire the giant health insurer Aetna.

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McKinsey Healthcare Survey Pharmaceuticals 78

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

Take the airline control system—the outcomes it delivers vary tremendously by weather, equipment availability, time of day, and so on. In a complex system, however, elements can potentially interact in different ways each time because they are interdependent.

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System Airlines Insurance Insurance 70

MishTalk

OCTOBER 19, 2014

If price of airline tickets drop will people stop flying? Taking out insurance against falling prices is even more absurd. The absurd underlying notion behind the battle cry for inflation is that if prices fall people will stop buying things and the economy will collapse. If the price of gasoline drops will people stop driving?

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Banking Hotels Airlines Policies 78

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Then the insurance companies attempted to consolidate, and were blocked by the antitrust authorities. The remix of this sector, too, started early on, with automotive and airline mergers in the late 1990s and then again around the great recession. Hospitals , too, are merging horizontally when they can, as did pharmacy retailers.

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Healthcare Automotive Chemicals Retail 70

Tom Spencer

JULY 22, 2013

As part of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Oliver Wyman is also able to draw on experts from its sister companies in the areas of brand and identity management, microeconomics, human capital strategies, and insurance. PRG has particular expertise in the following industries: Financial Services, Government, Telecommunications, and Airlines.

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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. Today, for example, many banks, insurance companies and law firms are exploring how they might exploit blockchain technologies.

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Tools Operations System Software 70

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Please consider Further Airline Problems are Brewing at UPS. The Teamsters have also ended talks with the airline and called a strike. However, airline industry contracts often take multiple years to complete. law that governs airline contract talks]. law that governs airline contract talks]. family pays.

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Airlines Government Insurance Insurance 28

Management Consulted

OCTOBER 3, 2012

For instance, we examined predatory pricing in the airline industry and illegal product tying by Apple, Microsoft, and AT&T. There I advised only insurance companies’ business models – it is a different type of consulting, yet invariably an enriching learning experience.

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Consulting Case Interview Interviews Engineering 204

Harvard Business

AUGUST 24, 2017

A nearly $150 million settlement is pending for the fake-account scandal that roiled the bank last year, and a new scandal has emerged: Recently it has been alleged that thousands of customers were signed up for insurance without their knowledge. A bevy of lawsuits is in the pipeline, and regulatory scrutiny is intensifying.

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Pharmaceuticals Intellectual Property Training Training 73

MishTalk

JULY 8, 2015

This morning reader "PSB" sent me a link to United Airlines Grounds All Flights in the US Over Computer Issues. He commented "Insurance industries will not be able to stop the easy fear campaign old ways will scare the masses away from the future. Insurance rates will plunge because there will be fewer accidents. Fearmongering?

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Insurance Insurance Airlines Transportation 28

Seth Godin Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

If the airline went away, we''d just find another airline. If the typical life insurance agent. If you stopped showing up, if you stopped selling them something, would they miss you if you were gone? If the cookie cutter politician went away, we''d just vote for someone else. Does it matter if it''s you doing the work?'

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Airlines Insurance Insurance 20

1 to 1

JULY 20, 2020

Organizations that led their industry in 2020 were: Airlines: Southwest Airlines (73.5) Health Insurers: Florida Blue (72.1) Several brands that made the leap from “OK,” (score of 65-74) to “Good” included GEICO, Nationwide Mutual Insurance, and Lincoln. Auto manufacturers (luxury): Lexus (78.6) Banks (direct): USAA (78.6)

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Report Hotels Airlines Banking 26

Tom Spencer

MAY 15, 2014

As part of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Oliver Wyman is also able to draw on experts from its sister companies in the areas of brand and identity management, microeconomics, human capital strategies, and insurance. PRG has particular expertise in the following industries: Financial Services, Government, Telecommunications, and Airlines.

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Oliver Wyman Strategy Strategy Strategy& 76

1 to 1

JUNE 21, 2021

Compared to 2020, health insurers performed best, with most providers improving their scores. Airlines and retailers saw no significant change in their industry averages. The effectiveness at which brands met customer needs and expectations, however, varied across industries.

Hotels 26

Hotels Airlines Insurance Insurance 26

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Take emerging blockchain technology applications , which could have vast potential in financial services (currency, payment solutions, digital assets), insurance (contract and identity management), entertainment (performance rights management), and many other sectors. But this inclusive approach may require some uncomfortable choices.

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Education Enterprise Productivity Examples 70

Harvard Business

JUNE 15, 2017

For example, car insurance companies discovered a relatively simple piece of data they could sell: the number of new policies written each day. Since each sale requires a new insurance policy, the number of new policies issued each day provides a faster indicator. Still, most companies don’t think much about selling their data.

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Data Company Insurance Insurance 131

Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

From airlines to banks we experience this all the time. Gyms and insurance companies are particularly notorious for this. The customer feels cheated if some additional charge comes up on their credit card or if they are denied some discount or insurance claim which was very publicly advertised.

Banking 88

Banking Airlines Policies Insurance 88

Harvard Business

MAY 19, 2016

This usually means alliance with another business: creating airline cards with frequent flier miles, cards with extended warranties subsidized by insurance companies, or retail cards offering exclusive access or discounts. which permitted no other card in its popular stores.

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Productivity Company Enterprise Retail 130

Tom Spencer

MARCH 21, 2020

From airlines to banks we experience this all the time. Gyms and insurance companies are particularly notorious for this. The customer feels cheated if some additional charge comes up on their credit card or if they are denied some discount or insurance claim which was very publicly advertised.

Banking 78

Banking Airlines Policies Insurance 78

MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Abortion was also prohibited for being paid for with government employee health insurance. However, the foreign aid and defense cuts remained, and oil and gas leasing was banned in federal wildlife refuges. The Senate additionally tied the budget to a civil rights measure designed to overturn Grove City v.

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Government Education Airlines Insurance 77

CaseInterview.com

APRIL 1, 2020

In the Great Depression, once a few banks failed, their customers lost their life savings because no deposit insurance existed. The simple reason is: Deposit Insurance & The Federal Reserve Bank. In addition, the Federal Government insures bank deposits. As long as everything is stable, this works just fine. Let me explain.

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Banking Insurance Insurance System 119

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2017

Here’s the good news: The big airlines are revising their rules for booking and boarding flights — rules that led to one of the great business fiascos in recent history, United Express Flight 3411. Sometimes those stories even involve the airlines. There will be no additional rules.”

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Handbook Airlines Culture Retail 134

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Celebrities and businesses have contributed millions to relief efforts, airlines have offered miles in exchange for disaster relief donations, and everyday citizens continue to give their time and money to help those whose lives were shaken by the hurricane.

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Transportation Airlines Nonprofit Government 137

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Spain alone has an estimated 5 billion euros at stake, from investments made from 1993 to 2017 by 100 different companies in sectors ranging from banking and insurance to telecom, construction, oil and gas, renewable energy, hotels, clothing, and food and beverage.

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Government Resumes Operations Energy 73