Pan-Africanism

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN SCM3320 Fall 2017 Student: Mohamed Kouanda Professor: Jonathan Davis Case Study #2 1.Spanner supply Inc is facing high transportation costs which is hurting their margin. Ernesto who is the transport manager, is using Air transport as much as Ocean which is not efficient. As he mentioned, they use air to expedite hot orders and Ocean for Full Container Loads. There is an unnecessary use of air shipment since SSI does not order in advance is forced to rely…

Mactan Cebu Airport, an International and multi-awarded airport, is situated in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan Island and has the IATA airport code of “CEB”. The airport was built by the United States Air Force in 1956 as The Mactan Air Base, an emergency airport for the Strategic Air Command bombers. After which, it remained as an outpost until the Vietnam War in the 1960s. In 2014, the Philippine government awarded Mactan Cebu International Airport to the consortium of GMR Infrastructure Limited…

1. The Passenger “American Airlines, Flight 11. 9-11-2001. Economy Class, seat 32A. Boarding time: 7:45 A.M. Departing from Logan International Airport of Boston MA, Gate B32. Destination: Los Angeles, California.” I restlessly read my plane ticket over and over. It may seem as if it’s not a big deal. Just a boarding pass, right? But this isn’t just any flight. After being in Boston for almost two weeks, the homesickness is hardly bearable anymore. It’s almost been two weeks since I’ve seen my…

Wow time sure does fly by when you having fun, well in this case flying to fun! I am talking about none other than Delta Airlines, which in many peoples’ opinion is the best airline company in the U.S probably the world. Delta Airlines is a great airline company, yet there aren’t perfect. In this essay I am going to discuss Delta Airlines strengths, weaknesses, external threats, most of all opportunities to stand out from all other airiness both domestic and internationally. One of Delta…

The student organization I chose to write my reflection about is the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. This fraternity is a part of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) and is the Omega Epsilon Chapter at the University of Toledo. Their colors are royal purple and old gold and their national founding date is November 17, 1911. The fraternity also goes by other names like the (Ques or Da Bruhz). Some of the requirements are to have at least 30 credit hours and a GPA of 2.5 or higher. There were…

American Airlines US Airways Merger Background Information In 1929, Aviation Company initiated taking air couriers and other aviation-associated agencies. In 1930, these diminutive companies got integrated as American Airways. In 1934, it transformed into American Airlines, Inc. Almost all American aviation was launched in 1939, and later on it became US Airways, a courier program for the American Pennsylvania-Ohio territory. In 1978, US governmental officials approved the Air Carrier…

This case study discusses in great detail the December 29th, 2010, incident involving American Airlines flight 2253. This aircraft is a Boeing 757-200 with the registered tail number of N668AA. Upon landing, this large commercial airliner ran off the departure end of runway 19 and came to a gentle stop in deep snow at Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The occupants were not injured, and the airplane sustained minor damage (NTSB, 2010). The subsequent accident investigation…

Growing up, many of us have obtained some knowledge on greek-letter organizations somehow. Whether we have all seen movies about colleges that are fraternity and sorority based or through social media. They’ve given us a little insight on the college life and if you’re like me, these moves have gotten you inspired and excited for college. They’ve shown us the crazy parties, the popularity, the step battles, and the harsh hazing as well. Even though we see an abundance of what goes on in these…

United Airlines, a company founded in 1926, is the worlds largest airline when measured by the total number of destinations served. What makes United different from other airlines, as does many other companies in the world, is the philosophy in which they run their business. United focuses on two main philosophies that help them stay the world-class airline they say they are. The two business philosophies that they follow is providing world-class customer service to provide their passengers a…

Delta Sigma Theta is a sorority I took keen interest in after doing some profound research. Not only is it a sorority but indeed a sisterhood. The values and driven purpose to which the sorority serves to the African American communities here at home and abroad speaks volumes. I first took an interest with pledging as a teen. I grew up in an era where the Cosby show exemplified the educated black family thus the spin off “A different world” broadcast the image of college life at an HBCU. I…