Five basic steps are included in management planning. The first is to evaluate the circumstances that surround the goals you’ve put in place for the company. By conducting a thorough study, management can determine the steps needed in order to reach the goal. Next, companies should look into another goal or a positive plan that can be used. It’s an excellent idea to devise multiple plans that will compare and contrast with each other. This allows management to distinguish between the errors and benefits that each goal or plan offer can offer. The alternative plan can eventually be collective with one single plan. Thirdly, evaluating the plans and goals that have been created to this point is of the most important task. Managers can overall look at the plan to determine benefits or drawbacks for each goal that’s been set. As managers evaluate goals, they prioritize important steps and also delegate specific roles to members that can efficiently complete their tasks at hand. The fourth and final step is to have management select the final plan to be used. In the previous three steps, laying the groundwork for this decision to be made was critical. A manager needs to use his or hers own judgment to analysis and to determine which plan can be implemented into the system to effectively work for the well being of the company. Implementing a plan that’s been created is the fourth and final stepin this process. The plan also needs to be explained and demonstrated to all employees involved in the plan’s accomplishment. It’s vital that all personal is on the same page when the plan’s placed into effect. In Boeing’s case, plans laid out for each department will also need to be linked with other departments inside the company. This allows all the other departments to function as one effective unit.
Many external and internal factors can affect the management planning process, such as legal issues that play a major role with Boeing. Because Boeing manufactures products that have the potential to seriously injure and kill people, it’s necessary for the company to obey every law and regulation set forth by the FAA. In example, Boeing must provide an operating manual for both pilots and mechanics for all aircraft built in the United States. Managers within the company must incorporate this requirement into their planning procedure by ensuring engineers are able to create detailed plans for all repair issues that may arise with the aircraft (Prichard 2004). As many large corporations, Boeing has ethical issues that constantly affect their management planning. One of the largest ethical concerns for Boeing is that they are following strict guidelines for bidding products to the United States military (Prichard 2004). Laws are established to prevent a company from wrongly alluring military personnel with monetary gifts. Management within most sales departments need to take this into account when selling or bidding for a company. Social responsibilities for corporations are another concern that Boeing takes into serious account. Hundreds of thousands of passengers use Boeing’s aircrafts each year to travel around the world; managers are responsible to ensure their products are safe to use. In recent years management’s been planning to manufacture products that are more fuel efficient in order to protect the environment (Gonzalez 2007). Looking out for the interests of their employees, community, and customers; Boeing’s conducting corporate social responsibility.
Strategic planning’s the broadest goal that can be set by a company, this is highly important to a corporation as large as Boeing’s. Boeing implements strategic planning to influence military, other airlines, and communities. Performance and reliability are two of the greatest concerns for an aircraft manufacturer (Prichard 2004). Strategic planning allows the big picture to be seen by any company and also implements many other strategies that can create images of performance and reliability in their products they manufacture. Recently most environmentally friendly products have been the request by consumers around the world. Boeing’s needs to rework its strategic plan or plans to meet this vastly growing need from consumers (Gonzalez 2007) . Tactical planning’s used in each department within Boeing, by making plans the company’s able to manage all departments to their maximum efficiency level. In example, the manufacturing department can formulate specific plans that will be used to create stations for assembly within the plants. This can allow most workers to assemble aircrafts in the fastest, most efficient method possible. Operational planning’s similar to tactical planning; the difference is that Operational planning deals with low level managers within the company. These low level managers ensure tasks are being executed properly by non manager employees. These managers also take charge of quality control for the all the physical operation the business has to offer. Every function that has been addressed combines and contributes to a solid plan for management. Planning’s an extremely important function within Boeing and will contribute to its success in the future operations.
References
Pritchard, D. (2004). Industrial Subsidies and Politics of World Trade: The Case of the Boeing. Industrial Geographer.
Retrieved April 09, 2010 from http://igeographer.lib.indstate.edu/pritchard.pdf
Gonzalez, A. (2007) Going green with jet fuel, Boeing looks at algae. Seattle Times.
Retreieved April 09, 2010 from http://seattle.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace.html
