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Chapter 1: Introduction to Research
Q. Define research. What are its characteristics?
A. Research in simplified terms means searching for the facts searching for the replies to the
various queries and also for the solutions to the various problems. Research is an inquiry or an
investigation with a specific purpose to fulfill, it helps in clearing the various doubtful concepts
and tries to solve or explain the various unexplained procedures or phenomenon.
According to the encyclopedia of social science, research can be explained as the manipulation
of generalizing to extend, connect or verify knowledge.
!here are eight commonly agreed characteristics of research"
#ystematic procedures, $ontrolled procedures, validity, rigorousness, logicality, critical thought,
ob%ectivity and accuracy.
!he characteristics of Research can be explained as follows"
1. Empirical-
Research is based on direct experience or observation by the researcher.
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2. Loical-
Research is based on valid procedures and principles.
!. C"clical-
Research is a cyclical process because it starts with a problem and ends with a problem.
#. $nal"tical-
Research utilizes proven analytical procedures in gathering the data, whether historical,
descriptive, experimental and case study.
%. Critical-
Research exhibits careful and precise %udgment.
&. 'ethodical-
Research is conducted in a methodical manner without bias using systematic method and
procedures.
(. Replica)le-
!he research design and procedures are replicated or repeated to enable the researcher to arrive
at valid and conclusive results.
Q. E*plain the need and importance of research in )usiness.
A. !he significance of research in a number of fields of applied economics, whether associated
with business, industry, commerce, trade, services or to the economy in general, has
tremendously increased these days. !he extremely complex character of business, its size, fast
changes in technology etc, has focused attention on the utilization of research in managing
operational problems.
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1. +estin of ne, products-
&usiness research tests the possible success of fresh products. &usinesses need to know what
kinds of services and products consumers want before they produce them. Research will reduce
risk ' Research can help design a new product or service, figuring out what is needed and ensure
that the development of a product is highly targeted towards demand.
2. uaranteein adeuate distri)ution.
&usinesses can also use research to guarantee sufficient distribution of their products. (or
instance, a consumer products company might want to speak with merchants about the various
brands they offer. !he outcomes of the business research can help managers decide where they
need to increase their product distribution.
!. In-house research is reuired for professional and self de/elopment of the ,or0ers
throuh trainin and mentorin.
)rganisational research and analysis would also be needed for assessment of performance
management, process reengineering, departmental assessment and well"being of staff members.
#. nderta0in research can help a compan" a/oid future failure.
$arrying out research can also help a business determine whether now is the right time to expand
into another town or whether it needs to apply for a new loan. *t may also help a small business
decide if a process should be altered or if more needs to be done to meet the requirements of the
customer base.
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%. tud"in the competition.
&usinesses frequently make use of research to study key rivals in their markets. &usinesses will
often begin with secondary research information or information which is currently accessible.
Research is important for any organization to remain competitive in the market. !he top function
of research is to supply a business with an outlet to correctly determine its customers. +ith the
help of surveys, an organization can analyze the preferences of its target consumers.
(urthermore, these studies could also provide a business the chance to examine its competitors in
the industry and analyze and emulate key strategies which could help in its operations.
*t can also help in the recruitment of employees. *ts through proper research that human resource
managers are able to determine and recruit qualified manpower. Recruitment of workers with the
right skills and attitudes aids the company to improve its productivity levels. Research for the
right staff members can be done via the internet, consultancy firms and institutions of higher
learning.
A proper knowledge of the employees and healthy conversation would be important factors for a
manager to boost performance of the individuals in the team. A good approach, winning attitude
and behaviour of the manager with proper systems set up would certainly call for sound research
to understand and improve the system
Q. E*plain the need and importance of research in social sciences.
A. +hile identifying order in the complexity of social life is the most fundamental goal of social
research, there are many other, more specific goals that contribute to this larger goal. !hey are
quite diverse. (or example, the goal of testing theories about social life contributes to the larger
goal of identifying order in complexity so does the goal of collecting in"depth information on
the diverse social groups that make up society. Another factor that contributes to the diversity of
the goals of social research is the simple fact that social research reflects society, and society
itself is diverse, multifaceted, and composed of many antagonistic groups. *t follows that the
goals of social research are multiple and sometimes contradictory. !oday, no single goal
dominates social research.
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-. *dentifying general patterns and relationships
. !esting and refining theories
/. 0aking 1redictions
2. *nterpreting culturally or historically significant phenomena
3. 4xploring 5iversity
6. 7iving 8oice
9. Advancing :ew !heories
1. Identif"in eneral patterns and relationship
#ignificant social phenomena may be significant because they are common or general they
affect many people, either directly or indirectly. !his quality of generality makes knowledge of
such phenomena valuable. !hus, one of the ma%or goals of social research is to identify general
patterns and relationships. *n some corners, this ob%ective is considered the primary goal because
social research that is directed toward this end resembles research in the hard sciences. !his
resemblance gives social research more legitimacy, making it seem more like social physics and
less like social philosophy or political ideology.
2. +estin and Refinin +heories
A primary goal of social research is to improve and expand the pool of ideas known as theories
by testing their implications and to refine their power to explain. !esting is carried by deriving
hypotheses from theories and the implications of these theories are then tested with data that bear
directly on the hypotheses. *deas and hypotheses that fail to receive support gradually lose their
appeal, while those that are supported more consistently gain greater stature in the pool. !esting
theories can also serve to refine them. &y working through the implications of a theory and then
testing this refinement, it is possible to progressively improve and elaborate a set of ideas.
!. 'a0in 3redictions
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+hile social researchers use theories to derive ;predications; about what they expect to find in a
set of data, they also use accumulated social scientific knowledge to make predictions about the
future. $onsider the following example< Research indicates that ethnic conflict tends to increase
when the supply of economic rewards and resources decreases. !hus, a social scientist would
predict increased ethnic tension in an ethnically diverse country that has %ust experienced a
serious economic downturn. 1rediction is often considered the highest goal of science. +e
accumulate knowledge so that we can anticipate things to come.
#. Interpretin Culturall" or 4istoricall" inificant 3henomena
=nowledge of general patterns is not the only kind of valuable knowledge, however, especially
when it comes to understanding social life. *n the social sciences, knowledge of specific
situations and events, even if they are atypical is also highly valued. !he significance of most
historical phenomena derives from their atypically, the fact that he are dramatically non"routine,
and form their impact on who we are today.
%. E*plorin Di/ersit"
Another ma%or goal of social research is to explore and comprehend the social diversity that
surrounds us. +hile this goal may seem similar to the goal of identifying general patterns, and
does complement it in some respects, it is quite different. (or example, one general pattern is that
education and economic development tend to go together countries with better schools and
higher literacy rates tend to be richer. >owever, the fact that a general pattern exists doesn?t mean
that there aren?t important and interesting exceptions. #ome poor countries have well"developed
educational systems and very high literacy rates and some rich countries have poorly developed
schools and surprisingly low levels of literacy.
&. i/in 5oice
#ometimes the goal of exploring diversity is taken one step further, and the researcher studies a
group not simply to learn more about it, but also to contribute to its having an expressed voice in
society. *n research of this type, the ob%ective is not only to increase the stock of knowledge
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about different types, forms, and processes of social life, but to tell the story of a specific groups,
usually in a way that enhances its visibility in society.
8ery often the groups studies in this way are marginal groups, outside the social mainstream.
!his approach to social research asserts that every group in society has a ;story to tell;.
(. $d/ancin 6e, +heories
0any different kinds of social research advance theory, even research that seeks to interpret
historical or cultural significance. !he testing of theories @goal also advances theory in the
limited sense that these tests indicate which theoretical ideas have more support as explanations
of social life. !he goal of advancing theory as it used here, however, involves more than
assessing and refining existing ideas. +hen theory is advanced, ideas are elaborated in some new
way. !o advance theory it is not necessary to come up with a complete model of society or even
some part of it. !he development of new ideas and new concepts is the most that research
seeking to advance theory usually accomplishes.
+hile the deduction"versus"induction distinction is a simple and appealing way to differentiate
kinds of social research, most research includes elements of both. (or this reason some
philosophers of science argue that all research involves retroduction " the interplay of induction
and deduction. *t is impossible to do research without some initial ideas, even if the goal is to
give voice to research sub%ects. !hus, almost all research has at least an element of deduction.
#imilarly, almost all research can be used to advance theory in some way. After all, social
theories are vague and imprecise. 4very test of a theory refines it, whether or not the test is
supportive. Research involves retroduction because there is typically a dialogue of ideas and
evidence in social research
B.tate and e*plain the o)7ecti/es of research?
A.!he ultimate aim of research is to generate measurable and testable data, gradually adding to
the accumulation of human knowledge. Ancient philosophers believed that all answers could be
achieved through deduction and reasoningrather than measurement. #cience now uses
established research methodsand standard protocols to testtheories thoroughly. *t is important to
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remember that science and philosophyare intertwined and are essential elements of human
advancement, both contributing to the way we view the world. #cientificresearch, however,
allows us totest hypothesesand lay solid foundations for future research and study.
:o theoryor hypothesiscan ever be completely proved or disproved, but research enables us to
make valid assumptions about the universe.
1. Observation and Description
!he first stage of any research is toobservethe world around us and to ask questions about why
things are happening. 4very phenomenon in the universe has a reason behind it, and the aims of
research are to understand and evaluate what is happening. >owever simple the phenomenon or
however easy it appears to be to generate logical and intuitive answers, scientific
researchdemands rigorous testing for a truth to be accepted. 5escribing the overall behavior of
the sub%ect is the first stage of any research, whether it is a case studyor a full"blown ?true
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!he aims of researchmay be to establish ?+hat are the underlying causes and relationships
between the different processes fueling this trendD? *n most cases, it is necessary to review earlier
research and try to separate the better quality sources from the inaccurate or poorly designed
studies. *t is equally important to take into account any opposing points of view and accept that
they may be equally valid. 4xplanation is about coming up with viable reasons and you must try
to be as ob%ective and unbiasedas possible.
B. What are the t"pes of research?
A. Research can be classified in many different ways on the basis of the methodology of
research" the knowledge it creates, the user group, the research problem it investigates etc.
8$IC REE$RC4
!he research is done for knowledge enhancement and does not have immediate commercial
potential" for human welfare, animal welfare and plant kingdom welfare. *t is called basic, pure
and fundamental research. !he main motivation is to expand man?s knowledge, not to create or
invent something. !here is no obvious commercial value to the discoveries that result from basic
research. &asic research lay down the foundation for the applied research. 5r.7.#moot says
Epeople cannot foresee the future well enough to predict what is going to develop from the basic
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undertaking research pro%ects, researchers should be well equipped with all the methodological
aspects. As such, efforts should be made to provide short duration intensive courses for meeting
this requirement.
. !here is insufficient interaction between the university research departments on one side and
business establishments, government departments and research institutions on the other side. A
great deal of primary data of non"confidential nature remain untouchedKuntreated by the
researchers for want of proper contacts. 4fforts should be made to develop satisfactory liaison
among all concerned for better and realistic researches. !here is need for developing some
mechanisms of a universityLindustry interaction programme so that academics can get ideas
from practitioners on what needs to be researched and practitioners can apply the research done
by the academics.
/. 0ost of the business units in our country do not have the confidence that the material supplied
by them to researchers will not be misused and as such they are often reluctant in supplying the
needed information to researchers. !he concept of secrecy seems to be sacrosanct to business
organisations in the country so much so that it proves an impermeable barrier to researchers.
!hus, there is the need for generating the confidence that the informationKdata obtained from a
business unit will not be misused.
2. Research studies overlapping one another are undertaken quite often for want of adequate
information. !his results in duplication and fritters away resources. !his problem can be solved
by proper compilation and revision, at regular intervals, of a list of sub%ects on which and the
places where the research is going on. 5ue attention should be given toward identification of
research problems in various disciplines of applied science which are of immediate concern to
the industries.
3. !here does not exist a code of conduct for researchers and inter"university and
interdepartmental rivalries are also quite common. >ence, there is need for developing a code of
conduct for researchers which, if adhered sincerely, can win over this problem.
6. 0any researchers in our country also face the difficulty of adequate and timely secretarial
assistance, including computerial assistance. !his causes unnecessary delays in the completion of
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research studies. All possible efforts be made in this direction so that efficient secretarial
assistance is made available to researchers and that too well in time. Gniversity 7rants
$ommission must play a dynamic role in solving this difficulty.
9. Mibrary management and functioning is not satisfactory at many places and much of the time
and energy of researchers are spent in tracing out the books, %ournals, reports, etc., rather than in
tracing out relevant material from them.
I. !here is also the difficulty of timely availability of published data from various government
and other agencies doing this %ob in our country. Researcher also faces the problem on account of
the fact that the published data vary quite significantly because of differences in coverage by the
concerning agencies.
Chapter 2: Research methodolo"
B. E*plain Research methodolo"9 research methods and techniues.
A. Research methodology is a way to systematically solve the research problem. *t may be
understood as a science of studying how research is done scientifically. *n it we study the various
steps that are generally adopted by a researcher in studying his research problem along with thelogic behind them. *t is necessary for the researcher to know not only the research
methodsKtechniques but also the methodology. Researchers not only need to know how to
develop certain indices or tests, how to calculate the mean, the mode, the median or the standard
deviation or chi"square, how to apply particular research techniques, but they also need to know
which of these methods or techniques, are relevant and which are not, and what would they mean
and indicate and why. Researchers also need to understand the assumptions underlying various
techniques and they need to know the criteria by which they can decide that certain techniques
and procedures will be applicable to certain problems and others will not. All this means that it is
necessary for the researcher to design his methodology for his problem as the same may differ
from problem to problem. (or example, an architect, who designs a building, has to consciously
evaluate the basis of his decisions, i.e., he has to evaluate why and on what basis he selects
particular size, number and location of doors, windows and ventilators, uses particular materials
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and not others and the like. #imilarly, in research the scientist has to expose the research
decisions to evaluation before they are implemented. >e has to specify very clearly and precisely
what decisions he selects and why he selects them so that they can be evaluated by others also.
Research methods or techniques, thus, refer to the methods the researchers use in performing
research operations. *n other words, all those methods which are used by the researcher during
the course of studying his research problem are termed as research methods. #ince the ob%ect of
research, particularly the applied research, it to arrive at a solution for a given problem, the
available data and the unknown aspects of the problem have to be related to each other to make a
solution possible. =eeping this in view, research methods can be put into the following three
groupsuman beings are naturally inquisitive, so they often come up with questions
about things they see or hear and often develop ideas @hypotheses about why things are the way
they are. !he best hypotheses lead to predictions that can be tested in various ways, including
making further observations about nature. *n general, the strongest tests of hypotheses come
from carefully controlled and replicated experiments that gather empirical data. 5epending on
how well the tests match the predictions, the original hypothesis may require refinement,
alteration, expansion or even re%ection. *f a particular hypothesis becomes very well supported a
general theory may be developed.
+hatever may be the types of research works and studies, one thing that is important is that they
all meet on the common ground of scientific method employed by them. )ne expects scientific
research to satisfy the following criteriaowever, it is also a good idea to limit the number of hypotheses you use in a study to six or
fewer. #tudies that address more hypotheses than six will often be too time consuming to keep
participants interested, and uninterested participants do not take the importance of their
responses as seriously. Another advantage to limiting the number of formal hypotheses you
formulate is that too many can make the discussion section of your paper very hard to write.
*t is important to remember that you do not have to have a formal hypothesis to %ustify all
comparisons and statistical procedures you might use. (or instance, it is only when you start
doing exploratory analysis of your data that you realize that gender is an influencing factor. Cou
do not have to back up and write a hypothesis that addresses this finding. *n fact, it is better in
most cases to not do this. Cou can report any statistical findings you feel are relevant, whether or
not you have a hypothesis that addressed them.
!he final criterion listed above warrants additional mention. A good hypothesis is not only
testable, that is, something you can actually test for in your study, but is must also be falsifiable.
*t is tempting to ignore this requirement, especially as a new researcher. +e want so badly to find
great things, and for our study to turn out exactly as we expect it to, that we tend to ignore the
possibility that we dont know everything and that no prediction is failsafe when it comes to
humans. !ry to keep in mind that all research is relevant. +hether or not your findings are what
you expect, you will find something. &elieve it or not, failing to find group differences can be
%ust as important as finding expected group differences. *n fact, studies that return results in
opposition to what we were hoping for, or believed would logically occur, often lead to many
more great studies than we could have hoped for. After all, it could be great for the findings of
your current research to act as a guiding principal to your future research it is likely that this
would require less work in terms of literature review, as you would always be familiar with at
least a portion of the literature that is relevant to your latest studyS
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Chapter !: Compan" sur/e"
C;'3$6< 3R;ILE
pice =etis a second largest company who is having a low"cost airline. 4arlier it was known as
Royal Airways, and this Royal Airways was known as 0odiluft. And this was the first private
company which had kept their step into *ndian Aviation #ector. And in the year HH3 it change its
name to #pice Tet. !here was a ob%ective for launching of a lower cost fares with a very high
consumer value, with this the company had en%oyed the market share of IU. @#piceTet Mtd.
(ounded< /rd0ay HH3
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#pice %et had its own -- &oeing 9/9 to IHH aircraft. And currently it is operating I/ flights daily
which are connected to the -2 destination and it is highest in *ndia for the utilization of aircraft.
*n the year HHI the #pice %et is awarded as emerging company of the year. *t is ranked among
the top -H airlines in Asia. @#piceTet Mtd.
!his pro%ect is on how strategies are important to face the competition in global market. * have
done this pro%ect on *ndias low cost airlines #pice %et. !he strategies which are in use by #pice
%et because spice %et is providing lowest air fares to people. * have done 4xternal analysis with
help of 4(4 matrix, *ndustry life cycle and *nternal Analysis with help of 8R>: Resources,
1rofit Resources, #upply $hain 0anagement and *(4 matrix. After analyzing internal and
external factors * gave a look to vision and mission of company and saw the current strategies to
achieve this mission and vision. $ompany is doing very well and some strategies are very good
like, flying at /I,HHH feet at place of /2,HHH for savings of fuel and tie ups with #tar :avigation,
Russell Adams and !ech Mog. !hese tie"ups are providing technology benefits to company.
$ompany can also go and expand their business to :epal, &urma and &hutan. #o that company
can give benefits to more customers and do progress.
+he E*ternal En/ironment
+he E*ternal actor Estimation 'atri* >EE
!his sector is largely affected by the tourism sector as well as the policies of *ndian
government. * have counted some key factors like the growth of tourism sector number of
passenger is anticipated to increase and increasing wealth and lifestyle of *ndian middle
class as key opportunities. * marked these opportunities and given them more weight age
because the growth rate of tourism increase the number of passenger and increase in the
wealth of *ndian middle class ultimately help this sector because increase purchasing powerallows them to travel frequently through airlines.+hile * have counted overregulation of industry by government, international terrorism and
attrition rate of industry as ma%or threats. * have included these as ma%or threat because
overregulation of the industry is not good for sector, attrition rate is very high and trained
pilots are scarce. *nternational terrorism has come up as a very big threat for the industry in
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the recent years @*ndia?s struggling airlines, HHJ @*ndian aviation industry to suffer V-.3b
loss, says *A!A, H-H @#ulaimani, H-H
$nal"sis of E*ternal factor Estimation >EE
As * already pointed out some key opportunities and threats for the airline industry. After
this * have put them weight age and rank as per the understanding. At the end * counted the
whole score for #pice Tet and it comes up as .-. !he ideal score is said about .3 and more.
*t indicates me that #piceTet is not utilizing the external environment properly but this score
is also not too far from the ideal so * can say that if it tries a little more it can match to idea.
+he Internal $ssessment
+he Internal actor Estimation >IE
!he *nternal factor analysis is done to analyze how well the company is using its resources.
!he ob%ective behind this analysis is to find out what is the companys key strength which it
can convert in competitive advantage and what are the companys weaknesses where it has
to improve. * have identified some key strength which #pice Tet has in present. !he foremost
strength of this company is its promise for the lowest fare at any route where it exists. *t is
also important from this prospective that it has grown up its image in the mindset ofcustomers as the cheapest airline. !his company also has the tie"up with *ndias leading
bank #tate &ank of *ndia @#&* for ticketing. *ts management team is also proving as
strength for them as they have international experience of managing low cost airlines
@#pice%et and 7alileo sign Agreement for 4xclusive Access to Mow (ares, HH6, @#inghal,
HHI, @#piceTet is the most preferred airline in *ndia, HHJ, @#piceTet appoints #enior
0anagers , HHJ, @#piceTet wins :ational Award for $ost 0anagement, HHJ
!he main weakness of the company is their aircrafts due to this they are unable to givegood service to customers. !hey are not concentrating on advertising and we can say that
there advertising is inadequate. Also they have to come with some new idea of cost
efficiency to increase revenue because company is not making sufficient profit from existing
strategies.
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$nal"sis of Internal actor $nal"sis 'atri* >IE
After pointing out all the strengths and weaknesses of the company * have given them
appropriate weight age and ranking. At the end * got the whole score as .3. !he ideal score
for this matrix is also .3 and more. *t means that company is exploiting its strengths andtrying to improve its weaknesses. &ut it still can improve because the ideal is more than .3
and companys score is .3 so there is a scope for improvement and it is done by utilizing
the strengths properly.
+he ;rani@ational 3urpose
5ision
#pice Tet?s vision is to ensure that flying is not only restricted to $4)?s and business
travelers.
'ission
!o become *ndias preferred low"cost airline, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest
consumer value, to price sensitive consumers.
trate" $nal"sis and Choice
Internal-E*ternal 'atri* >IE
!he *4 matrix is an important strategic tool which is use to explain the working situation
and the strategic position of the company. *t includes both the external as well as the internal
aspects which affect the company based on the scores *(4 and 4(4 we decide the
companys spot in the 0atrix. !he matrix is divided into nine grids and the position of the
company in the grid will devote their strategy. !he W"axis denotes *(4 matrix score while
the C indicates 4(4 matrix score.
#pice Tet with the score .3H in *(4 matrix and .-H in 4(4 matrix, falls in 3 thgrid which
shows that it needs to hold, sustain and maintain their position in the competitive market.
!hey should gradually look for opportunities for growth and market enhancement. >ence
the company should give attention to more on product development and market penetration
for in market profit maximization. As we already mentioned that in *ndian market, there is a
huge competition and very low margins available. #o they can concentrate over few new
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routes where no or low competition exist like north"east *ndia and neighbor countries of
*ndia.
+;W 'atri*
*n the !)+# matrix we use companys internal strength, weakness and external opportunities,
threats to make strategy. As we already mentioned strength, weakness, opportunities and threats
under *(4 and 4(4 matrix so now we directly move to make strategy and don not mention these
again.
+e have made some strategies for company to use opportunities and strength to eliminate
weakness and threats. !he complete strategy formulation by !)+# is given in Annexure /.
; strateiesQ3'
!he B#10 is a high level strategic planning approach for estimating the feasible set of
strategies. !his is an analytical way of strategy formulation where we compare our strategies on
various factors. After analyzing the whole we came to possible strategies for #pice Tet< "
-. !hey should go international by launching services in &angladesh, #rilanka, :epal and
&hutan.. !hey should acquire some new players in market like E7o AirF.
Current trateies
*n this time period where economy is slowly recovering from economic slowdown #pice Tet
has some strategy which they are using now. #pice Tet is a low cost airline in an intense
competition industry where profit margins are low. !o survive in this scenario they are using
some strategies, which are as follows"
!hey flight at a height of /IHHH feet which increase their fuel efficiency by -HU. @)utlook
business, n.d.
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#pice %et is paying to oil companies and flight operators before due date, so that they can
avail discount and minimize their cost. @)utlook business, n.d.
*t has a tie"up with =M0 Royal 5utch airlines for the maintenance support of its fleet. =M0
is the oldest airline in the world and is well"known for the maintenance of fleets. !hrough
this #pice Tet is getting fuel efficiency which further allows them to offer lowest fares
@#ky!eam partners and alliances.
#pice Tet has launched its own $adet 1ilot 1rogram to save itself from the shortage of
1ilots. &ut this strategy is not working up to expectation @Gnited Aviation to train #piceTet
pilots, HH6.
*t has tie"up with #tar :avigation, Russell Adams and !ech Mog for state of the arttechnology @corporate overview.
*t also announces some promotional schemes to recognize itself in customers such as it
announced that on the occasion of 6H thRepublic 5ay it will give a -HHU discount to defense
personnel from 6 Tanuary H-H to 6 0arch H-H @#piceTet offers -HHU discount for Army
men , H-H
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#piceTet posts profit of Rs -HJ cr. @H-H, H- . Retrieved H H3, H-H, from .business"
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