Risk Management in Snow Removal

This document discusses the importance of risk management in snow removal and how it can benefit airports and airline companies. It explores the reactions of different groups before and after snowfall and provides strategies for influencing the perception of the group authorizing expenditure for snow clearing capabilities. The document also highlights the risks caused by snow storms and the benefits of acquiring modern snow removal facilities.

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Part 1a. Reaction of the three groups:
Group Group members Reaction of group members before snowfall
A Passengers
The passengers would encourage acquisition of more advanced
machine to clear snow. They passengers would develop a more
positive about the airport. This would develop stronger perception
about risk management among passengers.
B Airline owners
The airline owners would support the plan because using
advanced snow clearing machines, the airline companies would
be able to save their carriers from being damaged by snow. This
would reduce the aircraft maintenance costs which the airline
companies would be required to incur to maintain the aircrafts.
C Airport owners
The airport owners would show positive reaction to the proposal
of acquiring more advanced snow removing machine. This is
because faster clearance of snow would enable the airport owners
to resume normal operations in the airport like mobilization of
staff post snowfall as well as takeoff and landing of flights. This
would reduce the disruption of business operations in the airport
post snowfall which would reduce to the revenue loss. In other
words, acquisition of advanced snow clearing machine would
lead to reduction of revenue risks

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Part 1b. Influencing perception of the group authorizing expenditure need to improve snow
clearing capability:
The risk manager should hold meeting with the group which would authorize the
payment to acquire advanced snow removal machinery. It can be pointed out that most of the
airports and airline companies are public limited companies operating under strict vigilance of
the union governments of their respective home countries. This means that the main stakeholders
groups which authorize the expenditures in these companies to modernize facilities are
shareholders or investors and the governments. It can be pointed out that the risk managers while
gaining support and approval of these two stakeholders would require to focus in the following
aspects:
Risk management:
The risk managers should point out that risk management benefits which the airport
authorities would be able to enjoy by acquiring the new modern snow removal facilities. Nahvi
et al.(2018) mentions that snowfall causes serious risks to the airport operations. The snowstorms
can result in serious risks both to the airports and flights. First of all snow reduces visibility of
pilot of flights in air. This results in development in incorrect measurement of distance and
surrounding objects including flights. This results in pilots taking incorrect decisions which
results in flights to crash. This contributes to flight damage. This also results in injury and even
death on onboard personnel and passengers. Thus, it is evident that snow storms result in severe
loss to manpower of the airline companies as well as loss of passengers. It can be pointed out
that snow storms cannot be controlled or prevented (Chruzik, Wiśniewska and Fellner 2016).
However, the airport authorities can take steps the reduce losses the airport, the flights and
passengers suffer due to snow storms. It can be pointed out in this respect that the modern snow

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removal machine would result in faster clearance of snow on the runways. This would lead to
reduce the chances of flights skit on snow and would facilitate safer landing of flights. Thus, it is
evident that acquisition of modern snow removal would result in better snow removal and
enhance risk management after snow fall.
Reduction of damage to assets:
Acquisition of modern snow removal facilities would result in reduction of asset damage
of both airline companies and the airports. This is because accumulation of snow leads to rusting
and corrosion of the flights and metal pieces of the airports. This leads to increase in airport and
aircraft maintenance costs. The modern snow clearing facility would lead to faster snow
clearance which would reduce damage of assets (Jeon et al. 2016).
Reduction of revenue risk:
The acquisition of modern snow removal facilities would lead to reduction of revenue
losses which airport authorities suffer due to snowfall. This is because snowfall results in
suspension of flight services due to accumulation of snow on the runways. This leads to revenue
loss since the airports cannot serve the passengers. Thus it is evident that acquisition of the
modern snow removal facilities would enable the airport authorities to resume normal services
faster. This would enable the airport authorities to initiate customer services faster after a snow
storm would subside which would restart revenue generation (Saltikoff et al., 2018). Thus, this
analysis shows that using the modern snow clearing equipment would reduce the revenue risks.
Analysis:
It is evident from the above discussion that implementation of the modern snow removal
equipment would contribute to the risk management enhancement at the airport. First of all,
acquisition of the modern snow removal facilities would result in lowering of the chances of

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accidents of flights due to lowering of visibility due to accumulated snow on the ground. This
would lead to reduced injuries and even fatalities which accidents due to reduced visibility
induced by snow accumulation (Shi et al., 2017). Secondly, the acquisition of modern snow
removal plants would reduce the damage which accumulation of snow causes to the assets like
standing flights and runways. This would lower the cost of depreciation which the airline
companies operating their flights at the airports and the airport authorities suffer due to damage
of fixed assets due to snow. Thirdly, the modern snow removal facilities would enable the airport
authorities resume flight services faster which result in reduced revenue loss. The risk manager
can highlight these benefits which new snow removal facilities would usher to persuade the
representatives of the government and the shareholders of the airline companies and airport
authorizes to approve funds to acquire the facilities.
Part 2a. Reaction of the three groups:
Group Group
members Reaction of group members after snowfall
A Passengers
The passengers would encourage acquisition of more advanced machine to
clear snow. They passengers would develop a more positive about the airport.
This would develop stronger perception about risk management among
passengers. The passengers stuck in the airport premises due to snow storm
would show positive reaction to the new proposed snow removal facilities.
They would perceive that application of snow removal facilities would reduce
their detention at airports during ongoing snow storms and snow removal
actions after the storms.
B
Airline
owners
The airline owners would support the plan because using advanced snow
clearing machines, the airline companies would be able to save their carriers
from being damaged by snow. This would reduce the aircraft maintenance
costs which the airline companies would be required to incur to maintain the
aircrafts. The airline owners would support the proposition and show positive
reactions towards acquisition of the modern snow removal. This is because it is
evident would have suffered high losses due to damage to their airbuses due to
a snow storm. They would be able to view the benefits the machine would
usher in.
C
Airport
owners
The airport owners would show positive reaction to the proposal of acquiring
more advanced snow removing machine. This is because faster clearance of
snow would enable the airport owners to resume normal operations in the

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airport like mobilisation of staff post snowfall as well as takeoff and landing of
flights. This would reduce the disruption of business operations in the airport
post snowfall which would reduce to the revenue loss. In other words,
acquisition of advanced snow clearing machine would lead to reduction of
revenue risks. The airport authorities after a snow storm and suffering damage
to runways due to collecting of snow on it would likely understand the benefits
the snow removal machine would usher more clearly.
Part 2b. Influencing perception of the group authorizing expenditure need to improve snow
clearing capability:
The risk manager should hold meeting with the group which would authorize the
payment to acquire advanced snow removal machinery after a snow storm. It can be pointed out
that most of the airports and airline companies are public limited companies operating under
strict vigilance of the union governments of their respective home countries. This means that the
main stakeholders groups which authorize the expenditures in these companies to modernize
facilities are shareholders or investors and the governments. It can be pointed out that the risk
managers while gaining support and approval of these two stakeholders would require to focus in
the following aspects:
Risk management:
The risk managers should point out that risk management benefits which the airport
authorities would be able to enjoy by acquiring the new modern snow removal facilities after a
snowfall. Nahvi et al.(2018) mentions that snowfall causes serious risks to the airport operations.
The snowstorms can result in serious risks both to the airports and flights. First of all snow
reduces visibility of pilot of flights in air. This results in development in incorrect measurement
of distance and surrounding objects including flights. This results in pilots taking incorrect
decisions which results in flights to crash. This contributes to flight damage. This also results in

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injury and even death on onboard personnel and passengers. Thus, it is evident that snow storms
result in severe loss to manpower of the airline companies as well as loss of passengers. It can be
pointed out that snow storms cannot be controlled or prevented. However, the airport authorities
can take steps the reduce losses the airport, the flights and passengers suffer due to snow storms.
It can be pointed out in this respect that the modern snow removal machine would result in faster
clearance of snow on the runways (Shafieezadeh, Cha & Ellingwood, 2015). This would lead to
reduce the chances of flights skit on snow and would facilitate safer landing of flights. Thus, it is
evident that acquisition of modern snow removal would result in better snow removal and
enhance risk management after snow fall.
Reduction of damage to assets:
Acquisition of modern snow removal facilities would result in reduction of asset damage
of both airline companies and the airports. This is because accumulation of snow leads to rusting
and corrosion of the flights and metal pieces of the airports. This leads to increase in airport and
aircraft maintenance costs. The modern snow clearing facility would lead to faster snow
clearance which would reduce damage of assets (DeVault et al., 2018).
Reduction of revenue risk:
The acquisition of modern snow removal facilities would lead to reduction of revenue
losses which airport authorities suffer due to snowfall. This is because snowfall results in
suspension of flight services due to accumulation of snow on the runways. This leads to revenue
loss since the airports cannot serve the passengers. Thus it is evident that acquisition of the
modern snow removal facilities would enable the airport authorities to resume normal services
faster. This would enable the airport authorities to initiate customer services faster after a snow

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storm would subside which would restart revenue generation (dos Santos et al., 2017). Thus, this
analysis shows that using the modern snow clearing equipment would reduce the revenue risks.
Analysis:
It is evident from the above discussion that implementation of the modern snow removal
equipment would contribute to the risk management enhancement at the airport. First of all,
acquisition of the modern snow removal facilities would result in lowering of the chances of
accidents of flights due to lowering of visibility due to accumulated snow on the ground. This
would lead to reduced injuries and even fatalities which accidents due to reduced visibility
induced by snow accumulation. Secondly, the acquisition of modern snow removal plants would
reduce the damage which accumulation of snow causes to the assets like standing flights and
runways. This would lower the cost of depreciation which the airline companies operating their
flights at the airports and the airport authorities suffer due to damage of fixed assets due to snow.
Thirdly, the modern snow removal facilities would enable the airport authorities resume flight
services faster which result in reduced revenue loss. The risk manager can highlight these
benefits which new snow removal facilities would usher to persuade the representatives of the
government and the shareholders of the airline companies and airport authorizes to approve
funds to acquire the facilities.
Part 3.
The ten perceptions which passengers have regarding risks caused due to being stranded
in airports due to snow storms are dread, control, perceptions regarding natural disasters and
manmade disasters like terrorist attacks, choice, children, novelty, publicity, propinquity, risk-
benefit trade off and trust.

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