2.3 Business Decisions The commercial airplanes segment of Boeing is strategically fit through their capability of developing new and managing their existing resources which helps in the development of core competencies (Boeing, 2016). These resources and capabilities in the commercial segment include, fuel conservation services, training and flight services, commercial aviation services and airport technology. Airport technology aids in planning, assessing airport services and engineering while commercial aviation services deals with fleet enhancement, material enhancement, flight operations and customer support. Training and flight services on the other hand ensure that the company maintains the flight crew training activities (Boeing, 2016). …show more content…
The merger of Boeing and McDonnell provided a heritage of leadership to commercial aviation for over 70 years. This deal made Boeing the largest aerospace company worldwide (Knowlton , 1996). This is because the operations of these companies complemented each other hence brought the merger into a new height of business. McDonnell was a defense and space contractor and Boeing was the market dominator in commercial aviation. Their most popular and successful commercial products include 737,767, 777 and the Boeing business jet which brought major success to the company (Boeing, 2016). Though this deal brought a lot of advantages and a larger market to the new company, it was not without its …show more content…
This one Boeing strategy also focused on the employees by making sure that every detail was streamlined such that all departments were in harmony. In addition, the decision to adopt this strategy paved the way for an integration of company flight test resources, standardization of test processes and procedures and cross training of the company pilots. According to Thompson (2012), the decisions made by management in this strategy streamlined the operations of the company, rationalized facilities and unified cultures. With the many mergers and acquisitions the company recorded in the past, crush of cultures led to a lot of misunderstandings which affected the running of operations. However, with this new strategy, there was a record of teamwork and