BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Hub And Spoke
- any arrangement of component parts resembling a wheel, with a central hub and a series of spokes radiating outward. The metaphor of the hub and spoke arrangement can be applied to any area. Examples include organization structure, computer network design, work processes, service delivery methods, and transport systems.
Additional Resources
- America West and US Airways have agreed to merge and create a low-cost hub-and-spoke network carrier under the US Airways' name.(Brief Article)
- America West and US Airways have agreed to merge and create a low-cost hub-and-spoke network carrier under the US Airways' name. Government ... America West and US Airways have agreed to merge and create a low-cost hub-and-spoke network carrier under the US Airways' name. Government...
- Research articles 2005-08-01
- Hub-and-Spoke Architecture Most Popular for Data Warehousing
- According to the recent survey with our partners at The Data Warehousing Institute TDWI, the most frequently implemented architecture is the data warehouse with attached data marts (43 percent of respondents). This corresponds most closely to what is also described as a hub-and-spoke architecture - a central data store with...
- Research articles 2003-12-01
- HUB AND SPOKES
- A decentralized structure and focused growth strategy make HUB International a powerful contenderIf you're familiar with the airline industry, you know that the major carriers operate on a so-called "hub and spoke" system under which operations are based at one airport and a smaller presence is maintained at other locations...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Personal Air Vehicles: A Rural/ Regional and Intra-Urban On-Demand Transportation System
- NASA's Aeronautics Blueprint outlines diverse future aviation mobility solutions for travel, expanding upon the single market focus that exists today of a centralized airline hub and spoke system. Certainly the hub and spoke system will continue to be a vital asset for long distance travel, with continued NASA investment in...
- White papers 2005-09-22
- Chevron USA Re-configures Network to Hub-and-Spoke Profile Using Network Administration Software from JOIN Systems
- MENLO PARK, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 22, 1998--JOIN Systems Inc. announced today that Chevron has selected and is implementing JOIN to manage IP addresses across the Chevron computing network in the United States. Chevron Information Technology Co., a division of Chevron USA, is installing JOIN in several hub locations ...
- Research articles 1998-06-22
- Airline Officials Defend Hub System.
- By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 19--ATLANTA--Airline executives from six countries, including the president of Delta Air Lines, defended the major carriers' costly hub-and-spoke scheduling system Wednesday, despite intense competition from discount carriers that...
- Research articles 2002-09-19
- Virgin America Picks Diana Walke as VP of Planning and Sales
- That didn't take very long. A short couple of weeks after Brian Clark left Virgin America, Diana Walke has been tapped to fill his shoes as VP of Planning and Sales. Is this a good thing? Well, Diana has a long resume filled with her...
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Virgin America Picks Diana Walke as VP of Planning and Sales
- That didn't take very long. A short couple of weeks after Brian Clark left Virgin America, Diana Walke has been tapped to fill his shoes as VP of Planning and Sales. Is this a good thing? Well, Diana has a long resume filled with her...
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- NS and Ford sign innovative agreement - Norfolk Southern; Ford Motor Co.; car distribution - Rail Update - Brief Article
- Norfolk Southern will use unit trains in a hub-and-spoke system as part of a long-term agreement with Ford Motor Co. to distribute new vehicles.
- Research articles 1996-11-01
- Malaysian Airlines and Gulf Air in code-share deal
- KUALA LUMPUR AFP — Malaysia Airlines has launched code-sharing flights with Gulf Air on routes from Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain and Muscat under a plan to improve connections and expand its reach. "We are very excited with this Gulf Air partnership. This is in line with our strategy of shifting...
- Research articles 2006-10-01
- Flying in the red Will hub-and-spoke carriers all survive?(Business)
- Byline: Mike Comerford Daily Herald Business Writer Legacy airlines are still losing millions but there are those hoping Wednesday's earnings announcements are a sign their futures are looking a little less bleak. All six of the carriers considered legacy airlines - American...
- Research articles 2004-07-22
- Weakening of airlines' "hub and spoke" model could imperil Denver airport.
- By Greg Griffin, The Denver Post Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 17--Before the U.S. airline industry was deregulated in 1978, Denver travelers couldn't catch a nonstop flight from Stapleton International Airport to Atlanta or Miami. They had to fly...
- Research articles 2004-08-17
- The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., tourism column.
- By Kyle Stock, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 13--INDEPENDENCE PLANS NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO, TAMPA: Independence Air is announcing new nonstop routes today from Charleston to Orlando and Tampa, Fla. The service will...
- Research articles 2004-09-13
- Passenger leaks and the fate of small community air service
- I. INTRODUCTION Small community air service has undergone a significant transformation since deregulation in 1978. Free to establish prices and routes, most major air carriers have moved to a "hub and spoke" system, in which the carriers feed flights back and forth from relatively small airport spokes to larger...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Trade Liberalization Strategies: What Could South Eastern Europe Learn From CEFTA and BFTA?
- This paper explores the effectiveness of the Central European Free Trade Area CEFTA and the Baltic Free Trade Area BFTA. Estimates from a gravity model and bilateral trade data support the view that both CEFTA and BFTA helped expand regional trade and limit the emergence of a "hub-and-spoke" relationship between...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- US DOD: "Hubs and spokes" keep Honduras relief flowing.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 1999-US DOD: "Hubs and spokes" keep Honduras relief flowing C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:110199 CATACAMAS, Honduras -- Joint Task Force-Bravo's "hub and spoke" logistics system is proving its effectiveness every day in getting relief supplies to those who need it most in this...
- Research articles 1999-01-12
- NBC TAPS FLORICAL FOR CENTRALCASTING.(Brief Article)
- NBC has selected FloriCal automation to control all of the NBC O&Os in the U.S. as part of its Hub and Spoke centralcasting strategy. Programs and interstitials will be stored at and played from hub sites in New York, Miami and Los Angeles. Net ...
- Research articles 2001-07-02
- US Web disaster theory rejected.
- Dec 02, 2002 (The Canberra Times - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian experts disagree with US researchers who claim the "hub-and-spoke" Internet structure jeopardises security in regional areas. The Ohio State University researchers published the results of simulated breakdowns of the structure to demonstrate that...
- Research articles 2002-12-03
- Delta set to report loss of up to $415 million
- ATLANTA Cox News Service -- Delta Air Lines, which operates a hub at Salt Lake City International Airport, is expected to report a fourth-quarter loss of up to $415 million today, capping a year that turned out to be a lot worse for airlines than experts expected a year ago....
- Research articles 2004-01-14
- META Group Sees "Hub-And-Spoke" Architecture As Solution To Data Mart-Oriented Warehouse Design Through 2000
- STAMFORD, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 2, 1997--
- Research articles 1997-10-02
