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Class, The example violates the concepts of Profound Knowledge and the 14 Points by first making the decision purely by cost. "Deming recognized that the direct costs associated with poor quality materials exceed the cost "savings" perceived by purchasing" ( Evans and Lindsay,2014). In this example, the travel department buys a cheaper fare for which the executive spent an entire day flying from city to city changing planes several times. The executive's time is a valuable resource for the…

Introduction When comparing Part 121 airliners several carriers come to mind, such as American, South West, Jet Blue, etc. However, one distinctly rings out when heard, Delta. Delta Airlines is the largest airliner in the world (Holmes 2016. They operate the worlds largest fleet of 757’s coming in at an astounding 140 planes, and they serve 328 destinations across six continents. This impressive feat is accomplished through the company’s philosophy which is, take care of your customers and…

Delta Airlines is a major airline in the United States founded way back in 1924. It started working from various cities from the year 1929, during the aviation boom that was in place in the USA in those times. Delta Airlines is the most prominent airlines in the world running under just one license. This carrier allows flights to all the six continents everywhere in the world. The Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the central hub from which Delta Airlines operate nowadays.…

Collaboration For All Scrutinizing Teamwork Smooth and amicable cooperation between two or more individuals is a vital component in any personal or work-based relationship. From previously feuding lovers striving to coalesce the fragments of their broken marriage, to an operating room packed to the brim full of doctors and nurses, working as a team builds unshakeable connections and engenders the most significant of improvements in human interaction. While it is evident that teamwork is…

The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes Rhetorical Analysis “Tell them we are in an emergency!” (Gladwell 193). Failure to communicate with Air Traffic Control is one of the leading causes of plane crashes worldwide. This quote explains how a Colombian co-pilot’s inherent politeness was the cause of a major airplane crash. Korean and Colombian air pilots are far more likely to cause a plane crash than Americans because of their high power-distance index rating; which means that their culture…

their study that I watched several times. After reading the chapter and watching the series, I know that pilots have to be extremely alert when flying an airplane, especially in regard to their word choices. One of the flights described in Outliers, Avianca flight 52, ran out fuel because the flight crew failed to notify the air traffic controllers that they were in a fuel emergency. They simply said they “were running out of fuel,” which had no meaning to the controllers. From watching the…

Some may call him the Colombian Robin Hood. Others call him El zar de cocaina (The tzar of cocaine). Either way, Pablo Escobar was a wealthy drug lord who affected Colombia in both positive and negative ways. It is undeniable that Pablo for better or worse changed Colombia. It is up to the people to decide whether he is the Colombian Robin Hood or the world's greatest outlaw. Pablo knew what it was like to be poor, unable to buy something as necessary as shoes. This allowed him to be able…

In Chapter Seven, Gladwell wrote about the theory between ethnic and plane crashes. In June of 1990, the Colombian airliner Avianca flight 052 crashed due to the lack of communication. The plane was held up by the Air Traffic Control because the poor weather. It circled around over the cities over an hour, the pilot was tired and the plane was running out of fuel. Just minutes…

three Colombian presidential candidates died along with, more than 200 judges, dozens of journalists, more than 1,000 police officers, a justice minister and an attorney general. On November 27, 1989, Escobar’s Medellin cartel planted a bomb on Avianca flight 203, killing 110 innocent people all because he was targeting a presidential candidate. Escobar was said to be responsible for all their deaths. Pablo Escobar had many connections to get done what he ordered; drug tracking was alone an…

Bogotá, Colombia Many people debate whether they should visit Colombia or not because its reputation for producing large amounts of narcotics and giving birth to infamous dealers like Pablo Escobar, Griselda Blanco, and members of the notorious Cali Cartel. However, the truth is that those hardcore criminal empires were powerful in the past but now the country has revamped itself and is a lot safer because of the police and military presence in throughout the country. Colombia is a wonderful…